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adb15422e0d0db50a48ff7fe9c2ba4c0bee87e7f | Summarize the following news article. | Orlando airport tests cleaner hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines .
Smoother, quieter engines require million-dollar fueling stations .
Testers hope to learn more by gathering data from nonstop shuttle usage .
Hydrogen engines cheaper than hydrogen fuel cells, but they use more hydrogen . | [
"ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Some Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters, but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the most futuristic ride of their vacation. Four hydrogen shuttle buses are part of the fleet at the Orlando International Airport. The air... |
a041374e53d00b79e827564c0425d01a3acc9657 | Summarize the following news article. | State news agency says 3 men, 1 woman, 4 children killed near Iraq-Syria border .
SANA says 4 helicopters from Iraq crossed border about 5 miles into Syria, hit farm .
Syrian government summons U.S., Iraqi diplomats to Foreign Ministry in Damascus .
U.S. Military says it is investigating claims, cannot confirm anything... | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. military said it is investigating claims from Syria that U.S. helicopters based in Iraq killed eight people and wounded another Sunday in an attack inside Syria's territory Sunday. A U.S. army Apache helicopter flies over southern Baghdad, Iraq. Syria's state news agency SANA said four U.S. helic... |
838611590c6fe13aa51cbbcdc7fee4207ff889ef | Summarize the following news article. | Doostang is a career networking site geared towards 20 and 30-somethings .
Since it was founded in 2005, its membership has grown to 600,000 .
Business schools like Wharton and INSEAD have partnered with Doostang . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- In a tough job market, MBA graduates seeking top-tier jobs are turning to a career networking site created by and catering to young professionals. Doostang gets its name from the Latin for \"reaching for talent.\" Doostang is an online community that seeks to match the brightest new grads ... |
8d18f348cbcbbd22c27df5242da57789db8ece62 | Summarize the following news article. | Human Rights Watch: Palestinian rocket attacks against Israel are war crimes .
HRW urges Hamas, which controls Gaza, to bring those reponsible to account .
Hamas spokesman: Palestinians have right to defend themselves .
Two Israelis killed, dozens injured in rocket attacks since last November . | [
"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinian militant groups including the armed wing of Hamas are committing war crimes when they fire rockets into Israel, according to a report by campaign group Human Rights Watch. Palestinian militants from the al-Ahrar Brigades march during a rally in Gaza City in July. Three Israelis have ... |
0f6c9c8c65f401879f69260333455de9f5a8b37a | Summarize the following news article. | Mexican striker Carlos Vela has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal .
The 20-year-old made his Arsenal debut last season, bursting onto the scene with a Carling Cup hat-trick .
He is the 11th first-team player to commit his long-term future to Arsenal since the end of last season. | [
"(CNN) -- Striker Carlos Vela has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, the English Premier League club have announced on their official Web site. The Mexican international signed for Arsenal after coming through the youth ranks at Guadalajara and has subsequently had loan spells at Spanish sides Celta Vigo... |
6c318c458b20a253cf9ca12adcf69105916a6239 | Summarize the following news article. | Anne Hathaway plays Agent 99 in the movie "Get Smart"
The actress says she's more conservative than most in her style .
Audrey Hepburn and Gwen Stefani are among her style icons .
Hathaway started working out three months before filming the movie . | [
"(InStyle.com) -- Daring in her fashion choices and her roles -- this summer she plays Agent 99 in \"Get Smart\" -- Anne Hathaway is the perfect candidate to answer questions about developing your own unique personal style. Anne Hathaway wears a Valentino satin coat and La Crasia leather gloves at an InStyle photos... |
ddd2c82e73bb6e11ba93babccc3585476114305c | Summarize the following news article. | World Malaria Day on April 25 highlights the danger of malaria and calls for action .
According to the WHO there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2006 .
880,000 people died of malaria in 2006, a preventable and curable disease . | [
"LONDON, England -- Malaria is one of the world's worst health problems and one of its biggest killers, with half a billion people affected every year, according to the Roll Back Malaria partnership. Around half a billion people are infected with malaria every year. Ninety percent of those cases are in Africa. Satu... |
9f805eca405cf70a168d03495b286715a0bb5f68 | Summarize the following news article. | Shoe-repair business is a trade and a tradition in small Massachusetts shop .
Repairman cites economic downturn as factor in current uptick in his trade .
It's far more economical to have shoes repaired rather than buying new ones .
Some customers have been coming to shoe-repair shop for years . | [
"NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Ron Hassell stares at one really worn-out brown leather loafer. Ron Hassell has seen his share of heels. And soles. His grandfather taught him the shoe-repair trade. \"This is a shoe I don't want to tackle,\" he grimaces as his finger traces holes on the bottom. \"I tried... |
12d0816cd35e654752cf27892217ed9af425e6f5 | Summarize the following news article. | FBI joins investigation into death of 3-year-old Riley Fox, slain in 2004 .
Riley was reported missing from home; her body was found that day .
Authorities initially charged father in the killing, but DNA exonerated him .
Attorney for family blasts law enforcement for lack of progress on case . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- One summer night in 2004, 3-year-old Riley Fox lay asleep on a couch not far from her 6-year-old brother on a chair in the living room. Their father was sleeping in a nearby bedroom. The FBI joined the search for the killer of 3-year-old Riley Fox last month. Just before 8 a.m., Kevin Fox was aw... |
6d5bddc3d5d679f35466d622375a5be8956871d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama is "vulnerable man who will not be able to stop the war as he promised"
Message: "By God, we will never compromise on it (Palestine), ever"
CNN could not independently authenticate bin Laden as the speaker in the video .
Al Qaeda's production company, As-Sahab Media, posts the 11-minute video . | [
"(CNN) -- An audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused President Barack Obama of being unable to fulfil his election pledge to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq. Osama bin Laden is seen in an image taken from a videotape that aired on Al-Jazeera in September 2003. The tape emerged on rad... |
46875bcb726495b0bb95f6cab48bee84cc570cd7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Four passengers from ill-fated flight in January make trip on same route .
NEW: Passenger reserves same seat she had on Flight 1549 for Thursday's flight .
Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles reunite in cockpit .
Sullenberger: "Being back in the cockpit felt very familiar. It was like coming home" | [
"(CNN) -- US Airways Capt. Chesley \"Sully\" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles were reunited in the cockpit Thursday for the first time since Sullenberger safely landed a disabled passenger plane in the Hudson River in January. Thursday's flight was Chesley Sullenberger's first in his new role as an act... |
71cf227dea20a1abd05baf69b2fad4b4b6fbba78 | Summarize the following news article. | Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says president using media to spread message .
Emanuel says Obama wants to keep Americans aware of his economic plan .
Some say president risks diluting his message by being visible so frequently .
Emanuel: In troubled time, Americans "expect the president to talk to them" | [
"(CNN) -- White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel dismissed questions about whether President Obama is being overexposed with his recent media blitz, saying Tuesday that the American people want to hear what Obama is doing about a struggling economy. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says President Barack Obama is using... |
c17c83d0bbb1e71ff8d3a16b3427bb306c6b00bf | Summarize the following news article. | David Givens: H1N1 flu is prompting focus on how we greet each other .
He says handshakes create risk of spreading the flu virus .
Fist bumps are a less risky way of greeting people .
Givens: Obamas and Dalai Lama have popularized the fist bump . | [
"Editor's note: David B. Givens is Director of the Center for Nonverbal Studies in Spokane, Washington. He is the author of \"Love Signals: A Practical Field Guide to the Body Language of Courtship\" (St. Martin's, New York, 2005), \"Crime Signals: How to Spot a Criminal Before You Become a Victim\" (St. Martin's, ... |
79ee9c80ae25793942c8b9f1bd1ba9fb478a52fe | Summarize the following news article. | Blaze started with massive explosion early Friday .
Graffiti found in two San Juan tunnels made reference to fires .
Puerto Rico to receive fuel imports to make up for what burned . | [
"San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- Investigators don't know if the massive fire at a fuel storage facility near San Juan was deliberately started or was an accident, the agent in charge of the FBI's San Juan office said Monday. The blaze, which started with an explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. facility in Ba... |
e38b930ff3770ef03e720bce376fd8af780a9fb5 | Summarize the following news article. | Two freshman representatives document their experience for CNN .
Rep. Jared Polis is a Democrat representing Colorado's Second district .
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is a Republican representing Utah's Third district . | [
"(CNN) -- What's it really like to be a new member of the world's most powerful legislature? Two new U.S. representatives are teaming up with CNN.com to report their \"Freshman Year\" experience through videos and commentaries. Jason Chaffetz and Jared Polis are taking video cameras with them as they negotiate thei... |
7ca50eb942dab3192920db028bea21c0fe47e310 | Summarize the following news article. | Michigan prison seen as place where Guantanamo detainees could be relocated .
Official: No decision on where to move Gitmo detainees has been made .
Mayor of Standish, Michigan: Move would keep prison open, keep jobs in area .
President Obama aims to close Guantanamo detention center in January . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal officials will travel to Standish, Michigan, on Thursday to tour a state prison that could be used to house terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. government officials said Wednesday. The prison in Standish, Michigan, is slated for closure but would stay open if Guantana... |
5481bfdc9f8413507a2bea733ca957fe8063c983 | Summarize the following news article. | Export of electronic products for recycling creating health and environment problems .
Developed nations that export e-waste criticized by many for lack of responsibility .
Study from Greenpeace suggest only around 20 percent recycled safely .
Organized crime involved in e-waste trading according to UN report in July . | [
"(CNN) -- Clouds of black smoke from burning plastic hang over the sites of Nigeria's vast dumps, as tiny figures pick their way through slicks of oily water, past cracked PC monitors and television screens. Toxins from dumped electronics in developing countries has been seen as a growing problem. But it isn't just... |
7b8c17376f8fd4796bf76c66b3ea47ebd0ff713a | Summarize the following news article. | David Lance Arneson has died at the age of 61 .
He helped trigger phenomenon of role-playing games .
Statement: Arneson died "after waging one final battle against cancer"
"Dungeons and Dragons" spawned video games, novels, a cartoon, and a movie . | [
"(CNN) -- David Lance Arneson, who helped trigger the global phenomenon of role-playing games as co-inventor of \"Dungeons & Dragons,\" has died at the age of 61. A statement on the game's official Web site, wizards.com, said Arneson died Tuesday evening \"after waging one final battle against cancer.\" Arneson \"d... |
213d5a14544e83a2396f384d8cf77f8fc23c5e41 | Summarize the following news article. | Autopsy report, released Friday, says remains of slain toddler "skeletonized"
Cause of death listed as "homicide by undetermined means"
Judge denied grandfather George Anthony's request not to release report . | [
"ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- There was no trauma visible on the \"completely skeletonized\" remains of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, but there were overlapping pieces of duct tape over her mouth, according to the autopsy report released Friday. Caylee Anthony was last seen June 16, 2008. Her mother, Casey Anthony, is... |
92314feb008694ddfe377eb1d6f78ba7a3295e8d | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands in Tokyo marched in circles around the fisheries ministry .
Fishing unions want the government to provide subsidies to make up for price hike .
Minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries says he "understands the frustration"
Demonstration is the latest against fuel prices around the world . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Two hundred thousand boats sat idle in Japan, as fishermen across the nation took to the streets on Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices. Fishermen rallied in Tokyo on Tuesday against skyrocketing fuel prices. The strike -- the first ever by the country's fishermen -- hopes to convince... |
a6b396bb53003b5b38150f89a9b0f69228e73ef5 | Summarize the following news article. | Horia Cretan says he was working in his store when he heard a child's screams .
The boy is expected to recover, says Cretan, who plans to visit the child .
He says he has received messages from around the world .
Cretan says at 12 he rescued his sister from a fire in which his father died . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A store owner in New York who is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a 4-year-old boy from a burning building said he plans to visit the child in the hospital Friday. Horia Cretan climbed up a fire escape and helped save a boy through the window of a burning building. Horia Cretan, who owns an ... |
232a64803e44f27fadc5fb58ae8cb9b722868c98 | Summarize the following news article. | Average Japanese spends longer at work and getting to work than on leisure .
South Korea and Japan have the lowest obesity rates .
Survey looks at 18 countries among OECD's 30 members to gauge use of time . | [
"(CNN) -- The French spend more time eating and drinking than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations, a new study reveals. The study, by the Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), found that the average French person spends nine hours sleeping every night, and spends two hou... |
104271621fc146a195e3114f272e185439a2b510 | Summarize the following news article. | Bill Clinton praises wife's approach to food security at global issues conference .
Hillary Clinton wants farmers worldwide to grow own food to earn income .
Clinton admits "wrong-headed" policy toward humanitarian aid . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- One of America's pre-eminent political power couples made a rare joint appearance Friday, when Bill and Hillary Clinton took the stage at the former president's Clinton Global Initiative conference. Bill Clinton says his wife Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the \"best public service our fam... |
696edf2b1fb84e662b9037faaee72472ea0f89bb | Summarize the following news article. | Writer says the vampire, in many ways, is the prototype of the bad boy .
Women love bad boys and the chance to change him, writer says .
Zombie movies indulge male power-fulfillment fantasies, columnist says .
Writer says av ampire is a monster, who looks, acts, and talks like a man . | [
"(The Frisky) -- When I try to explain my ardor for HBO's trashy-fabulous soap opera \"True Blood\" to my dude friends, they either shrug and change the topic, or question whether I've been writing for ladyblogs for too long and am suffering from a form of Stockholm Syndrome. Dudes just don't dig bloodsuckers, sinc... |
2691f270e3e2bc945c678713bde07e19a1e2902f | Summarize the following news article. | Record Parties are a great way to get together with friends .
Instead of an iPod, get better sound with a record player, available on eBay or Craigslist .
Records can be inexpensive: $1 gems aren't too rare to stumble upon .
Bring snacks and a playlist . | [
"(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city). As we cracked open a bottle of wine and a... |
64b10a0cd03d9ee503192cc15d935e5ed2e0b80c | Summarize the following news article. | Volunteer ambulance service ferries wounded civilians and fighters to the hospital .
Drivers face problems from both sides of the conflict in the capital, Mogadishu .
Ambulance drivers earn $200 a month; national average annual salary is $130 .
U.N.-backed transitional government forces are fighting Islamist insurgents... | [
"MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- Chaos and death on the streets of Mogadishu: unfortunately, it's nothing new in the Somali capital. Casualties are taken into Mogadishu's hospital on stretchers. Government forces are fighting against insurgents on this day in September in a bloody battle that leaves 30 dead. Dozens of ... |
368e5f34583daa178a8516c0c0fb62c3240bdaa3 | Summarize the following news article. | Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Aniston, Cate Blanchett have turned 40 this year .
Stars appear to be going strong in an industry famously obsessed with youth .
Some doubt Hollywood is interested in making 'vehicles' for top female stars .
Television, independent films offer more options than ever for actors . | [
"(CNN) -- Happy birthday, Catherine Zeta-Jones. You are turning 40 this month, joining an exclusive club of women in show business who are marking the same milestone this year. Catherine Zeta-Jones arrives at a Hollywood event earlier this year. She turns 40 on September 25. Think big names like Renee Zellweger, Je... |
9df210fb421bd3e071618376bb6ad4d0bd5208ee | Summarize the following news article. | Four car bombs explode in central Baghdad, killing nearly 130 and wounding hundreds .
First of the vehicles blew up in southern Baghdad's Dora district .
Three other car bombs struck at heart of Iraqi capital, detonating a few minutes apart .
Fifth bomb blows up outside the Karkh Civil Court in western Baghdad's Mansou... | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Nearly 130 people were killed and more than 400 wounded early Tuesday when a string of five suicide car bombings hit government buildings, a neighborhood and a commercial district in Baghdad, Iraqi authorities said. Iraq's Finance and Labor ministries and a courthouse were the targets of thr... |
4bc1feff154ea28967d70cbf92707d804c7444d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Sanaria Inc. is developing a malaria vaccine that uses the whole parasite .
Concept is akin to live virus vaccines, such as those for polio and measles .
The method had been tried in the 1970s but wasn't feasible on mass scale .
The most advanced malaria vaccine, by GlaxoSmithKline, has been tested in Africa . | [
"(CNN) -- For most Americans, mosquitoes are pests whose bites leave behind itchy bumps. But in other parts of the world, mosquitoes carry a disease called malaria that kills more than a million people each year. Mosquitoes, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa, may transmit malaria to humans. A new malaria vacci... |
ecb913720a8246ed20658de2299afe941bb3b293 | Summarize the following news article. | Soldier reported for duty in Georgia on Monday with her two preschool children .
She had been discharged four years ago, but was recalled .
Lisa Pagan argued no one would be able to care for kids if she was sent overseas .
Lawyer: Army granted request for reprieve, and she will be discharged for good . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A soldier who reported for duty with her children in tow has been granted her request for a discharge, her lawyer said Monday. Lisa Pagan was recalled to the Army after being honorably discharged four years ago. Lisa Pagan, of Davidson, North Carolina, reported for duty Monday morning at Fort B... |
8b95e380a530ed50b4b238b3a2e62dbfb41c221a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hezbollah officials did not challenge Hariri's victory speech .
Results not expected until midday Monday .
At stake were 128 seats in parliament .
Carter in Beirut as part of more than 200 international election observers . | [
"BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Saad Hariri, the leader of Lebanon's Sunni-dominated \"March 14 coalition,\" claimed victory hours after the polls closed in Sunday's crucial election. \"March 14\" coalition leader Saad Hariri claims victory after polls close Sunday. Results were not expected until midday Monday. \"What ... |
fa447ba74dd72dcc0776ce5fae836df2f002d028 | Summarize the following news article. | Security breach Sunday evening forces closure of Terminal C for hours .
Officer posted in area that was breached has been reassigned .
Man improperly skirted security screening; he was never found . | [
"Newark, New Jersey (CNN) -- A Transportation Security Administration officer has been reassigned after Sunday's security breach at Newark's Liberty International Airport, according to the TSA. \"The TSA is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the incident, and we are making an assessment as to what disciplinar... |
9a07f91e92102706fb96887ef76ea399ea3ed479 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lebanese leader: "We are betting on a better future for both countries and peoples"
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Syria .
Relations between neighboring Arab nations collapsed after 2005 assassination of Hariri's father . | [
"Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- The leaders of Lebanon and Syria vowed to improve cooperation between their two countries Sunday, tying up a meeting aimed at thawing frozen relations. \"We want to open new horizons between the two states,\" Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said at a news conference at the end of the t... |
9811ec35f96bd18f48346e9a3c0fbe20d7cd9834 | Summarize the following news article. | As many as 400 people killed in Nigerian violence, group says .
Militants disagree with the government's teaching of Islam .
176 people also arrested, according to police . | [
"LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 400 people have been killed in a spate of violence in northern Nigeria, the president of a human rights group said Tuesday. More than 150 alleged militants were arrested by Nigerian police after clashes. The violence has pitted Islamic militants against government police and troop... |
7725386be50e432c4a787e692bc71064942da992 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Bonds' attorneys are seeking to keep many of the documents out of court .
NEW: Evidence will include phone conversation about "injecting the defendant"
NEW: Hearing in the perjury case is scheduled for Thursday .
Steroid test results and notes from ex-trainer among documents unsealed . | [
"SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Steroid test results and notes and calendars from his then-trainer are among the evidence federal prosecutors have amassed in their perjury case against baseball home-run king Barry Bonds, according to documents unsealed Wednesday. Barry Bonds, shown at his most recent court appe... |
da905878309e1dd9cd65352551ef55d42a20108b | Summarize the following news article. | Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing to illness when she was 19 months old .
Statue depicts when teacher Anne Sullivan spelled "W-A-T-E-R" into the child's hand .
She traveled the world, wrote books, championed women's and workers' rights . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A bronze statue of Helen Keller was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers praised her as a trailblazer and an inspiration for those with disabilities. The Helen Keller statue depicts the moment when Anne Sullivan spelled \"W-A-T-E-R\" into the child's hand . \"Some are still di... |
e468919a95a62ce8ba9415b9ba8d72b1ac2dc5f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Hijacked Chinese bulk carrier De Xin Hai released off coast of Somalia .
Singapore-flagged Kota Wajar also released .
The De Xin Hai, with crew of 25, was hijacked in October by pirate group in Indian Ocean . | [
"(CNN) -- A Singapore-flagged container ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia was released Monday, according to the European Union Naval Force Somalia. The Kota Wajar, with a crew of 21, was the second hijacked ship released in as many days. A Chinese bulk carrier, the De Xin Hai, and its crew of 25 wer... |
11d6d31e659bcca3affaeb59e3804eff7eca1a89 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll released Tuesday .
Poll: More than nine in 10 blacks approve of the job Obama is doing .
Black respondents saying they're "thrilled" down 19 points from January .
Approval rating more than twice as high among blacks than among whites . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- African-Americans are extremely supportive of President Obama, but their enthusiasm appears to have dramatically dropped from earlier this year, according to a new national poll. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, released Tuesday, also indicates that Obama's presidency appears to have made... |
53ed301546bac29bae89ecc2b0f34047d02a0fa5 | Summarize the following news article. | Omaima Hassan Ahmad Mohammad Hassad is wife of Ayman al-Zawahiri .
Purported message says women should not fight, but encourage their children .
Message from woman would be unusual move for al Qaeda, CNN analyst says . | [
"(CNN) -- The wife of al Qaeda's second-in-command has purportedly issued a message urging women to raise their children to love holy war and defend Muslim lands. The message from Omaima Hassan Ahmad Mohammad Hassad, wife of Osama bin Laden advisor Ayman al-Zawahiri, said that since women could not fight, they shou... |
6b8be9e4a4de8304a8cdf0dc39c816ce9dbcb755 | Summarize the following news article. | New York Post: Washington Wizards teammates drew guns on each other .
Gilbert Arenas, Javaris Crittenton argued over gambling debt, paper says .
Authorities say they are investigating incident but gave no details . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas admits he drew guns in the team locker room in a highly publicized December 21 incident, but says he was only kidding around. \"I took the unloaded guns out in a misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate,\" Arenas said in a statement released Mo... |
c6d0128c7d00349795ed27e33220d389951ce0e3 | Summarize the following news article. | At-home startups prove commercial facilities aren't required for success .
OutKast, Google, Microsoft, Spanx and other famous names started in homes .
Paula Deen's kitchen bag-lunch operation led to her media empire . | [
"(CNN) -- Commercial office space, warehouses or factory facilities are not required to launch a successful business. At-home enterprises have turned many business people into full-fledged celebrities. Grammy award-winning musicians OutKast started in a basement recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Apple, Google a... |
0a3f567efff9f0748b2758c9e8c17dc66beade04 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rahm Emanuel will be White House chief of staff, Barack Obama says .
Emanuel's direct style has ruffled some feathers on Capitol Hill .
House minority leader calls pick "ironic" for candidate who ran on change .
Emanuel is a veteran of Clinton White House, Wall Street and Congress . | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel will bring a \"tough-minded\" and \"pragmatic\" approach to the White House when he becomes President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, according to people who know the Chicago, Illinois, native. Rep. Rahm Emanuel has experience in the White House, on Wall Street and on Capitol H... |
4d2c21b20909bfe465ec9a968bec3e10a6ca25fe | Summarize the following news article. | T. Boone Pickens shelves plans for building world's largest wind farm .
Pampa Wind Project in Texas Panhandle was to have powered 1.3 million homes .
Pickens says transmission issues, capital markets make project unfeasible .
In 2008, United States became world's leading provider of wind power . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Billionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens is shelving plans to build the world's largest wind farm. T. Boone Pickens says the capital markets will not support his plans to build the world's largest wind farm. The chairman of BP Capital Management announced Tuesday that his plans for the Pampa Wind Pro... |
92054eb4758186ab8645f80c0e146cd546936f5b | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian forces that seized Iraqi oil well withdraw from facility but remain in Iraq, says Iraqi official .
Iran, however, dismissed Iraq's allegations of takeover, saying well is in Iranian territory .
Negotiations to resolve diplomatic standoff are ongoing, says Iraq's Deputy Foreign Minister .
The two countries fough... | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian forces that seized an Iraqi oil well have withdrawn from the installation but remain on Iraqi territory, a top Iraqi official charged Sunday. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government deployed more troops to Maysan province where oil well number 4 is located, Iraqi security officials... |
3e4e9e9cbd63628a3992bee959a1499cdfcc7f08 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Wire" has been available on demand, but not Sunday's finale .
Show has a hard-core audience of passionate fans .
HBO show, set in Baltimore, wraps up five-season run Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Benjamin Wallen, self-proclaimed biggest fan of HBO's \"The Wire,\" thought it was well worth a $300 flight home to watch the highly anticipated series finale of the acclaimed crime drama with his best friends -- and fellow series diehards -- Sunday night. The finale of \"The Wire\" has raised intense int... |
5173af17f05d8c364199b2066433f4c38bdd02ad | Summarize the following news article. | Obama tells CNN's Anderson Cooper: 'I take responsibility for it'
President says message was sent that the politically powerful are treated differently .
Daschle apologizes for what he says were honest mistakes involving taxes .
Obama also discusses declining economy and fight against terrorist groups . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday admitted he made a mistake in handling the nomination of Tom Daschle as his health and human services secretary, saying Daschle's tax problems sent a message that the politically powerful are treated differently from average people. President Barack Obama is i... |
c4239cb9dac0e0257ce5467860762dc128141c10 | Summarize the following news article. | Wade in the bay and watch sailboats at Schoonmaker Beach .
Stroll through Waldo Point Harbor, one of Sausalito's houseboat communities .
Shop Caledonia Street, a 10-minute walk north of the waterfront . | [
"(Sunset) -- An insider shares five top experiences in Sausalito, California, you won't read about in guidebooks. Waldo Point Harbor is one of several scenic houseboat communities in Sausalito. Off-the-path pier . You'll want a bike or a car to get to the Fort Baker fishing pier, which sits in the shadow of the Gol... |
4de4d5c40ce40f30c1fe4621622916402bec405d | Summarize the following news article. | "House" actor Kal Penn is leaving the show to join the Obama White House .
Penn will become part of Office of Public Liaison .
Actor says working on campaign last year re-ignited desire for public service . | [
"Editor's Note: The following story contains spoilers regarding the show \"House.\" If you'd rather not know what happens, stop reading now. Kal Penn, left, with Peter Jacobson on \"House,\" is joining the Obama White House. LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- When Dr. Lawrence Kutner killed himself on the latest epis... |
891bb085682fdac7c42f35599207de67bae6a98c | Summarize the following news article. | Court convicts 11 Islamic militants of belonging to terrorist group, but acquits them of conspiring to attack Barcelona's metro .
Judges ruled alleged Barcelona plot not advanced to constitute crime of conspiracy .
Alleged plot in January 2008 raised alarm bells with Spanish authorities fearing series of attacks across... | [
"Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanish court convicted 11 Islamic militants Monday of membership in a terrorist group, but acquitted them of a \"specific\" conspiracy to carry out an attack on Barcelona's metro subway system, as prosecutors alleged. The court instead said there was a more general decision by the group, ... |
b47bcba17f298952e935c4cae00a0c32b6b7650a | Summarize the following news article. | Representatives of world's largest economies meeting for two days in Pittsburgh .
Twenty-three heads of state arriving in the space of a few hours at airport .
Leaders' arrivals will take place away from commercial passenger terminals .
Delegates and support staff also on hand; airport says there won't be any delays . | [
"PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- For Pittsburgh International Airport, the Group of 20 summit is like the Sunday after Thanksgiving: the busiest flying day of the year, with world leaders instead of holiday travelers. Officials greet Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, left, on Wednesday at Pittsburgh Interna... |
a891c756994519a6b7c7d3539782d12dcc99eb52 | Summarize the following news article. | Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has blamed political opponents for physical, nonphysical attacks .
Rolling Stone Italy: PM makes rockers Keith Richards, Rod Stewart look like "schoolboys"
Divorce sought, corruption and infidelity alleged as court lifts immunity from prosecution .
Spokesman says he's not surprised PM was a... | [
"(CNN) -- Being the leader and second-richest person in one of the most beautiful and cultured nations on Earth might sound cushy, but Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is having a rough year. Already the subject of intense criticism over his personal life and management style, Berlusconi took another blow Sunday w... |
965099233c9ea039c64c266cd668deab170ec829 | Summarize the following news article. | Residents of 12-unit building must be out by Thursday afternoon, CNN affiliate reports .
Chunk of land fell from cliff into Pacific Ocean earlier, TV station says .
Building is on seaside cliff in Pacifica, California, near San Francisco . | [
"(CNN) -- Tenants of apartments in Pacifica, California, were under evacuation Thursday after erosion threatened the cliff on which their building sits, a city official said. Authorities have been watching the seaside building for years and were waiting for the erosion to reach a 12-foot safety zone behind it, sa... |
be043911a5d30f72d7724cf1c493b79ab9d8ba14 | Summarize the following news article. | 14-year-old struck by train headed from New York to Washington .
All trains halted throughout area during investigation .
One track was reopened at 10:45 a.m. | [
"Washington (CNN) -- An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Washington struck and killed a 14-year-old girl Tuesday morning, the rail operator said. Details on how the accident occurred were not immediately available, and the girl was not named. Baltimore County Police Lt. Robert McCullough said there were othe... |
04548a388181e65c7fd67d9822540841cfcc26ae | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Timothy Geithner to be announced as Treasury pick, AP reports .
Robert Gibbs, an Obama campaign spokesman, will be press secretary .
Ellen Moran, EMILY's List executive director, will be communications director .
Dan Pfeiffer named Obama's deputy communications director . | [
"(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama's transition team announced several key appointments to his communications team Saturday. Robert Gibbs will have one of the most highly visible roles in the Obama administration. Robert Gibbs, an Obama campaign spokesman who also has acted as spokesman for the transition, will... |
8330676848ac033dac07aaaeac1becf389623835 | Summarize the following news article. | Jarrett Bellini offers readers opportunity to decide where he's going on vacation .
Readers can choose either Argentina, Greece, South Africa or Turkey .
Bellini will blog on CNN.com and appear on CNN.com Live from the country .
Bellini says he has the "travel bug" for international vacations . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Every year, I take at least one vacation out of the country to get my international travel fix. And this time, I'm taking you with me. The travel bug is a forever-itch that leaves you longing to wake up in a foreign country, Jarrett Bellini says. No, not literally. Sit down. This year, Y... |
69e770407ba8d06e8cd9abda0aca1066d106f28b | Summarize the following news article. | Retired Adm. Dennis Blair confirmed by unanimous consent .
Confirmation comes after previous director Michael McConnell resigned .
Earlier this month, President Obama nominated Blair as chief of intelligence . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate confirmed by unanimous consent retired Adm. Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence Wednesday. Retired Adm. Dennis Blair answers questions at his confirmation hearing last week. The confirmation followed the resignation of former director Michael McConnell, who left the pos... |
c01ed40846cd927100fdb1ca1dcc2b6dc006f3e1 | Summarize the following news article. | "Could they be alive? Yes," expert says. "Is it very likely? No"
Anthony Vietti, Luke Gullberg, Katie Nolan, started hike about 1 a.m. Friday .
Gullberg was found dead Saturday from hypothermia .
He may have been trying to get help for others after an accident, searcher says . | [
"(CNN) -- The search for two missing hikers on Oregon's Mount Hood has moved from a search operation into a recovery operation, authorities said Wednesday. \"It was our hope that we might get a window today to take a last look,\" Clackamas County, Oregon, Sheriff Craig Roberts told reporters. \"Unfortunately, that ... |
e7e1a72aa4c7d64e1631a3f35b23d8bd31803425 | Summarize the following news article. | Rudy Ruiz writes that "peace" has been reduced to meaningless symbol .
Peace is not for weak; not just isolationist inaction or absence of conflict, Ruiz says .
He writes that peace is noble, contagious action practiced by those with higher purpose .
Ruiz says Americans must stand for peace in actions, in expectations... | [
"(CNN) -- Walk into any sleek West Elm store, and the first thing you're likely to see is a giant red banner emblazoned with a white peace symbol. Peace is pretty. Browse Pottery Barn Teen, and you'll be dazzled by backlit peace signs and multicolored peace-sign bedding. Peace is cool. Visit the ubiquitous Gap sto... |
f270437b48111237b370ed847c61a7f97f3b4ce8 | Summarize the following news article. | Dozens dead, 231 wounded, houses destroyed from bombings .
Series of bombings appears to target mostly day laborers .
Most of attacks scattered across Baghdad; two truck bombs reported in Mosul .
Attacks fuel fears sectarian violence could re-ignite in Iraq . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Al Qaeda in Iraq is trying to foment sectarian tensions by attacking and killing Iraqi civilians, a government spokesman said Monday. Iraqi women gather near the site of an attack in the village of al-Khazna, near Mosul, on Monday. Explosions across the country have killed 50 and wounded 231... |
71d6daf5748a20eabdeaa3978b4764e60e68f859 | Summarize the following news article. | Two protests on global warming issues hit Washington .
Group rallies for legislation to reduce carbon emissions, back "clean" energy .
Separate group protests Capitol Power Plant's use of coal .
Group: Plant "symbolizes the stranglehold coal has over our government and future" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Global warming concerns took center stage Monday as two organizations held rallies to draw attention to an issue that President Barack Obama has promised to place near the top of his agenda. Demonstrators stand outside the Capitol Power Plant in Washington on Monday to protest the plant's use o... |
7b3d8f345fe6274df31c38cdd442e21a6ec81533 | Summarize the following news article. | Inside Africa reports on Africa's seats in the United Nations Security Council .
CNN's TJ Holmes sat down with Alicia Keys to talk about her visit in Africa .
Photographer Tim Hetherington shows us his Liberia photo exhibit .
Plus, World Food Prize and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe . | [
"(CNN) -- This week on Inside Africa . It's one of the most sacred acts of the Zulu people. We take you inside an ancient wedding ceremony played out in modern times. Africa gains two seats on the United Nations Security Council, but should those seats be permanent, and what will Nigeria do with this two-year oppor... |
76bd018831ee6592a1d957215d9505b471637a77 | Summarize the following news article. | 34 people died in last month's tsunami that smashed into American Samoa .
DHS inspectors say funds for a warning system were improperly diverted .
Investigators: Some funds used to pay for flat screen TVs and trips to Las Vegas .
The results of this special investigation on AC 360°, 10 ET tonight . | [
"Pago Pago, American Samoa (CNN) -- When an earthquake-triggered tsunami cascaded into this tiny island in late September, the result was 34 lives lost and untold millions in property damage. But a CNN investigation to air on tonight's \"AC 360\" has uncovered an array of unsettling facts that point to a single co... |
3fe1640eac578b06ddb3ffdd1f3c3bbce9e105f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Mental health patients in Kenya find themselves locked in shacks by their families .
Relatives struggle to cope and get little government assistance .
Less than one percent of Kenya's health budget is allotted to mental health .
Senior health official says there's only 50 active psychiatrists in the country . | [
"KANDARA, Kenya (CNN) -- Daniel Mungai's family keeps him locked in a room in a wooden shack that is just big enough to fit a bed, a cupboard, Daniel and his wheel-chair. His clothes and bed are soaked with his own waste -- and he's been living like this for 15 years. Daniel Mungai is kept locked away in a small wo... |
8a964d813e567ab0eb263329ecf203719862e547 | Summarize the following news article. | Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer denied entry for Dubai tournament .
Shahar Peer told night before tournament she would not be granted visa by UAE .
Tournament organizers: Player faced protests against her in New Zealand recently .
We have to be sensitive to recent events in the region, organizers add . | [
"(CNN) -- Organizers of a tennis tournament in Dubai, criticized for banning an Israeli player, said Tuesday they were trying to protect the woman from anti-Israel protests. Shahar Peer told CNN she learned of her visa ban Saturday, just before her scheduled flight to Dubai. \"The Tournament respects Ms. Shahar Pe... |
b18f5c532055a81939230002627746464d158602 | Summarize the following news article. | Couple were denied marriage license because they are of different races .
Justice of Peace Keith Bardwell said he was concerned for kids of biracial marriages .
Louisiana couple eventually got married by different justice of the peace .
Beth, Terence McKay hire lawyer, want judge to lose job . | [
"NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Two newlyweds are fighting for the dismissal of the justice of the peace who refused them a marriage license because they are of different races. A Louisiana justice of the peace refused to perform a marriage for Beth and Terence McKay. \"We've retained an attorney, and we're in the... |
4f17622f0acda1b4bfc9fb66dff7abaf7891a9a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Parents worry about dangers overseas, not in Texas .
Soldiers use battlefield medical training on home soil .
Mother worries about son in day care as post is locked down .
Watch a CNN investigation on the shootings at Saturday 8 p.m. ET on CNN TV . | [
"(CNN) -- It was the kind of phone call military families dread receiving from Iraq and Afghanistan -- not from Texas. Peggy McCarty's daughter called Thursday afternoon to say she had been wounded by a gunshot in her left shoulder. Keara Bono, 21, assured her mother that she was OK, but McCarty's heart skipped. Sh... |
f91da14d526fad3b92ccec811bc0fac5dd276de6 | Summarize the following news article. | Zane Lamprey hosts "Three Sheets" on Fine Living Network .
On show, Lamprey drinks things like "Black Death" and viper rum .
For all that, his liver's in good shape, says Lamprey . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Coagulated sheep's blood. Pig knuckles. Snake bile. Fried crickets. Sound like ingredients you might see bubbling away in a caldron, right? Zane Lamprey raises a toast to alcoholic beverages the world over. Well, these are just some of the unusual items Zane Lamprey has eaten -- yes, eaten -- dur... |
8011a7318ae3810782b2ad17da43816864d51764 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fire no danger to visitors, but they'll notice smoke, park service says .
The Arnica fire started September 13, wasn't noticed until 10 days later .
Fire has prompted closure of main road through park .
Lightning sparked fire, officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at ... |
b0f1e142f17fefbcd7720e459a50f33cb4bcea02 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan law appears to let a man to have sex with his wife even when she says "no"
Karzai tells CNN he, others unaware of the provision due to the amount of legislation .
Comments came one day after several hundred demonstrators faced off in Kabul .
Many Western leaders, including U.S. president, have criticized the pla... | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Afghan government will change a law that critics say legalizes rape within marriage for Shia Muslims, President Hamid Karzai told CNN Thursday. Critics had feared that Afghanistan's new Shiite law would set the nation backward. Karzai told CNN's Fareed Zakaria that he and others wer... |
d5a20f61b0972d0f6073415658de11ded1e82bd0 | Summarize the following news article. | Matthew Hoh says Afghan-Americans, active-duty military members have shown support .
Hoh resigned after saying he didn't believe in the war, which was essentially a civil war .
Hoh believes increasing troops is only going to fuel insurgency, not help the problems .
Hoh says he believes insurgents are fighting U.S. beca... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A State Department employee who resigned last month in protest over America's war in Afghanistan said Friday he has received an outpouring of support from Afghan-Americans and U.S. active-duty military. \"I've had a lot of Afghan-Americans contact me and say, 'Matt, you get it,' \" Matthew Hoh ... |
887bddac517992e12e601139f157d89abe7d546d | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. begins distributing food to tens of thousands of homeless flood victims .
U.N. says 159 have died due to flooding; key infrastructure damaged .
Waterborne diseases like cholera are a concern, U.N. official says .
"It is always the poor and vulnerable who suffer the most from floods," official says . | [
"(CNN) -- Torrential rains and flooding since June have affected 600,000 people in 16 West African nations, the United Nations reported Tuesday. People walk in the flooded streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, last week. The worst hit have been Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana and Niger, said Yvon Edoumou, a spokesman ... |
482d64a8c2dba3fe5f8110bd3fd082ae9a79e393 | Summarize the following news article. | Hassan was the former chairman and CEO of Pharmacia Corporation .
He was responsible for Wyeth's pharmaceutical and medical products business .
He is former chairman of HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, PhRMA board . | [
"Fred Hassan is chairman of the board and CEO of Schering-Plough Corporation. Fred Hassan, chairman of the board and CEO of Schering-Plough . Prior to joining Schering-Plough in April 2003 and assuming his current position, Hassan was chairman and CEO of Pharmacia Corporation. He joined the former Pharmacia & Upjoh... |
8135217f4100e5adf05de97f25a441fac733f3a0 | Summarize the following news article. | "Dracula the Un-Dead" written by Bram Stoker's descendant Dacre .
Vampire tale is more overtly violent, sexy than the 1897 original .
Book has prompted good reviews, handful of bitter purists .
Jack the Ripper, Bram himself incorporated into new story . | [
"(CNN) -- Move over, Edward Cullen. Tell those bayou bloodsuckers from \"True Blood\" to step aside, too. More than 112 years after he first climbed out of the coffin, the world's most famous vampire is back -- and he's bloodier than ever. \"Dracula the Un-Dead,\" released this month in the United States, is a sequ... |
9ac5d52063678f343de2a7a8383189dbb4be7478 | Summarize the following news article. | Man accused in rape, beating death of Anne Pressly, 26, a year ago .
Curtis Lavelle Vance, 29, has pleaded not guilty, would face death penalty if convicted .
Vance was linked to killing through DNA, has given conflicting statements to police .
Parties in the case hope to finish jury selection Tuesday, county circuit c... | [
"(CNN) -- Jury selection was under way for a second day Tuesday in the trial of a man accused in the rape and beating death of an Arkansas television anchor a year ago. Curtis Lavelle Vance, 29, would face the death penalty if convicted of charges including capital murder, rape, residential burglary and theft in th... |
88042bf7c231500e145d0030cbf566be730cb64d | Summarize the following news article. | Gangs make millions by getting ID numbers of doctors, patients .
Then they file fraudulent Medicare, Medicaid claims for care that never happened .
One doctor had his ID stolen, learned it was used to bill $800,000 for wheelchairs .
Government to recover $4 billion this year -- but that's just 5 percent of fraud cost ... | [
"(CNN) -- Organized crime gangs are exploiting a new target for illegal profit: Medicare and Medicaid. Experienced in running drug, prostitution and gambling rings, crime groups of various ethnicities and nationalities are learning it's safer and potentially more profitable to file fraudulent claims with the federa... |
6518b24247f5bde66296fe17abd95677af576735 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sister: Euna Lee "skinny," Laura Ling struggling to talk because of isolation .
NEW: Laura Ling told family, "It would have to be President Clinton," Lisa Ling says .
Laura Ling plans to detail what transpired, sister says .
Euna Lee's daughter keeps following her, Lisa Ling says . | [
"(CNN) -- Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee told Ling's sister they were treated humanely in North Korea, and they believe they weren't sent to hard-labor camps because they have medical conditions, Lisa Ling said Friday. Lisa Ling, left, and her sister, Laura, center, speak to their father Wednesday after Laura ... |
71919bcfa9867246c8dc0d1028e095db6ddbe5c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Experimental new skin cancer treatment shows 70 percent effectiveness .
PLX4032 inhibits BRAF, the driving mutation in more than half of melanomas .
Unlike chemotherapy the drug can be taken orally and has mild side effects .
Larger trials are needed to confirm results and test safety . | [
"LONDON, England -- A new drug for melanoma has been shown to rapidly shrink malignant tumors in an early trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York. New drug inhibits BRAF, the main driver of mutation in over 50 percent of melanomas. Among 27 patients whom the experimental new drug was tested on, \"19... |
c78d2973a47f1404484d046679a81d86728360d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Barack Obama: "The day I'm inaugurated, the country looks at itself differently"
Illinois Democrat would be first black president if elected .
Hillary Clinton and Obama neck and neck in polls of black voters . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- He would surely make history. But would Sen. Barack Obama's election as America's first black president transform the nation? Obama says yes. \"The day I'm inaugurated, the country looks at itself differently. And don't underestimate that power. Don't underestimate that transformation,\" Obama... |
f24081c943f7c5bd5e07940ddd16d69705fc4efd | Summarize the following news article. | "Taking Woodstock" stars Demetri Martin, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Levy .
The film tells the story of how Woodstock festival came to fruition .
The actors said election of Barack Obama shares similiarities with Woodstock .
"Taking Woodstock" is due out August 28 . | [
"(CNN) -- The music of Woodstock was a draw that attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the festival. Similarly, the name of Ang Lee is a draw that attracted a number of actors to his new film, \"Taking Woodstock.\" From left, \"Taking Woodstock's\" Emile Hirsch, director Ang Lee and Demetri Martin at the mov... |
c19989cbc7d1b5b31cb76edbf2a3e2d50455773a | Summarize the following news article. | A pair of plants suspected of sickening thousands of children is closed.
At least 851 children in Shaanxi province found to have lead poisoning.
In Hunan province, 1300 children near another plant were poisoned. | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China is shutting down a pair of smelting plants suspected of sickening several thousand children with lead poisoning, according to state-run media. A Chinese boy gets treated for blood poisoning in Shaanxi province Aug. 15. At least 851 children living near a plant in northwestern China's ... |
a24b841d6edc3b5f6202bb7311aef74caf4343d9 | Summarize the following news article. | More seniors are making music in their golden years .
They play an instrument they learned before or pick up new one .
Group sponsors senior bands and orchestras in U.S.
Benefits: Social, emotional, physical -- even spiritual growth . | [
"(LifeWire) -- Practicing the clarinet may be beyond tedious for teenagers forced into music lessons by their parents but for 70-year-old Joe Pedlosky it's a labor of love. Saxophonist Jerry Hendricks from Olympia, Washington, practices in Cambria, California, in March 2006 . \"From the time I was a little kid, I ... |
a065926962ac486d89602e4e7d774f471dd692e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Officer: "I know what I did was right. I have nothing to apologize for"
Sgt. James Crowley said he was exercising caution during professor's arrest .
Crowley tells newspaper he's not a racist, did CPR on black basketball star .
Charges were dropped against professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. | [
"(CNN) -- The commissioner of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, police department said Thursday he \"deeply regrets\" the arrest of prominent black Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., but stands by the procedures followed by his department. Sgt. Jim Crowley said he has nothing to apologize for in regard... |
5179ee17fad0f9b298b53e86aceffd9fb860c917 | Summarize the following news article. | Dave Matthews: "I just see [racism] everywhere"; not surprised at anger at Obama .
News media adds to anger, he says, in that it focuses on "loudest" messages .
Dave Matthews Band aims for community, active with charitable efforts .
Matthews calls "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" their greatest record . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Watching the Dave Matthews Band moments before they take the stage is like watching a football team bursting out of the locker room before a big game. Dave Matthews says he bellieves strongly in the power of community. They slap hands. Bump fists. Jump up and down, exclaiming \"Fee... |
50dea28cd54e44ed6d4d5468de034cc8030b5890 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials say they don't know how many confidential records are on the hard drive .
Congressional aides say "more than 100,000" Social Security numbers on drive .
Archives announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to its return . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Archives -- a repository of important government documents, including the U.S. Constitution -- has lost a computer hard drive containing large volumes of Clinton administration records, including the names, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of White House staff members and... |
44de3bdf1f544f102152a8bfe61117a405315dff | Summarize the following news article. | Female rappers finding it difficult to break through in music industry .
In recent years few successful female artists have emerged in hip hop .
Rapper MC Lyte says business model doesn't support cultivation of talent .
Queen Latifah using new album launch to discover new artists . | [
"(CNN) -- Queen Latifah has been on the hip-hop scene for so long that she has seen artists come and go and trends change. Queen Latifah remains one of the few female rap artists who garner attention in the music industry. But there has been one development that she said has disappointed her tremendously -- the lac... |
50caa82b665248c19b8faa5b827a3b79867481ce | Summarize the following news article. | Muhammad Ali visits his ancestral home of Ennis, Ireland .
The 67-year-old former world heavyweight champion unveils plaque in town .
Abe Grady, Ali's great grandfather, emigrated from Ireland to the U.S. in 1860 .
Lonnie, Ali's wife, says the former champion will return to Ireland again . | [
"(CNN) -- Legendary American boxer Muhammad Ali has visited the birthplace of his ancestors in Ireland, prompting thousands of well-wishers to line the streets of the town. Muhammad Ali on a nine-day visit to Europe that included a stopover to his ancestral home in Ireland. The scenes were reminiscent of a presiden... |
31fb0cb11d772716b3f14eb7895518fd8160beec | Summarize the following news article. | In new movie "Zombieland," focus is on the stars and the comedy .
Movie's performers include Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin .
One of film's writers had seen just one zombie film in his life .
Among movie's surprises: a cameo from an Oscar-nominated actor . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Like all zombie movies, \"Zombieland\" has hundreds of zombies doing awful things, such as attacking and eating humans, but you could argue it's not a zombie movie. Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson find themselves battling the undead in \"Zombieland.\" Zombie hordes do chase the... |
957a8894f6809515e5d77000d2ae15061ac127cb | Summarize the following news article. | Haleigh Cummings' father plans to file for divorce from the girl's stepmother .
Haleigh went missing from father's home in Satsuma, Florida, on February 9 .
Misty Cummings was Ronald Cummings' girlfriend when Haleigh went missing .
Investigators said they think Misty Cummings has not told them everything . | [
"(CNN) -- The father of Haleigh Cummings, a Florida girl who disappeared in February, plans to file for divorce from the girl's stepmother, a key witness in the case, his attorneys told HLN's \"Nancy Grace.\" Ronald Cummings plans to divorce his wife, Misty, his attorney says. The move follows weeks of reported ten... |
74c5d63b6f2f373561c3da4bf9b5aac87cd2abd7 | Summarize the following news article. | Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida, began Friday and ends Sunday .
Bike Week caters to a wide demographic of people .
Bike Week and Biketoberfest generate $650 million, official says . | [
"(CNN) -- People who go to Daytona Beach, Florida, by car this weekend will probably wish they hadn't -- they'll definitely stand out in a crowd. Bobby Mitchell, left, and Sheila Justin enjoy Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida. The city is being taken over by half a million motorcycle enthusiasts enjoying Bike We... |
450da0cc0175af3b268d047deb8e6ca6299ee2fd | Summarize the following news article. | Star's sister Janet will help open MTV awards show, in celebration of his life .
Fans can also preview documentary online .
Film will be shown worldwide for two weeks starting in October . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson fans will get their first peek at the behind-the-scenes documentary of the pop star's final three months Sunday evening during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV said. Michael Jackson died in June at the age of 50, amid preparations for his This Is It tour. Janet... |
1d6b9f5560dc74067893ed76caf47e63a46223da | Summarize the following news article. | Abandoned al Qaeda in Iraq bunker base littered with bones of its enemies .
U.S. bombed bunkers in 2007 but stench of decay remains in desert base .
Source close to al Qaeda says it lost in Iraq as it lost support of the people .
He says al Qaeda's focus is now Afghanistan . | [
"WESTERN DESERT, Iraq (CNN) -- The hot wind swirls around the human bones and cracked skulls that litter the forsaken desert lands in Western Iraq. The entrance to the bunker complex where al Qaeda terrorized enemies in Iraq. We are standing in the middle of what was an al Qaeda execution site, just outside an intr... |
5d3dc2346a4916903fc01ff5556e2be1a5730503 | Summarize the following news article. | FIFA announce list of nominations for the World Player of the Year award .
The annual ceremony takes place in Zurich, Switzerland on December 21 .
Reigning holder Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid nominated once again . | [
"Cristiano Ronaldo is in the running to win the FIFA World Player of the Year for a second successive year after being named on a 23-man shortlist for this year's award. The Portuguese winger, who joined Real Madrid this summer from Manchester United for a world record transfer fee, heads a familiar cast of footba... |
e4a186c4590ba156eb3e45862c2a5b4181e2fab3 | Summarize the following news article. | North Korea five Scud-type missiles Saturday that can reach 400 to 500 km .
South Korea has called the launches "a provocative act"
U.S. diplomat: "This type of North Korea behavior is not helpful"
Pyongyang test-fired four such missiles off the east coast Thursday . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative. N. Korean army soldiers, back, look at a S. Korean soldier, center, in the demilitarized zone in June. Pyongyang fired six short-r... |
15f446a48bb7997cc0d2dfa34dff916858eb7f85 | Summarize the following news article. | World's largest, fastest fully solar-powered boat is attempting round-the-world tour .
"Planet Solar" has 470 square meters of panels -- equivalent to two tennis courts .
Vessel can travel at up to 26 k/h and is projected to cross Atlantic in two weeks . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The world's largest, fastest fully solar-powered boat is being built in preparation for a round-the-world challenge. 'Planet Solar' would be the world's fastest fully solar-powered boat and is projected to cross the Atlantic in two weeks. The futuristic-looking \"Planet Solar,\" which is 1... |
69f88d63e51cacbedf6c28d2d7bb46edecc51120 | Summarize the following news article. | Eight wounded U.S. veterans return to Iraq through "Operation Proper Exit" program .
Veterans want troops on the ground to know they're still part of them, organizer says .
Retired lieutenant says progress in Iraq shows he didn't "bleed in vain"
Program is run by Troops First Foundation, backed by USO . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Edwin Salau knew coming back would be hard. But he had to do it. The retired U.S. Army first lieutenant needed to know that his sacrifice was worth it. Retired Army 1st Lt. Edwin Salau says he sees progress in Iraq since he left five years ago. \"I wanted to make sure I didn't bleed in vain ... |
7a6da0be5aab120c1f02268a518a445e0b8e16a4 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. humanitarian agency: East African nations facing flooding, mudslides .
Warning comes after months of drought in region which has decimated greenery .
Rainy season in Horn of Africa usually begins in mid-October, runs to end of year .
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia set to be affected ... | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Heavy rains triggered by El Nino weather patterns could potentially prove devastating for east African nations that have been water-starved for months, the United Nations has warned. A Turkana boy holds an empty cup in a village in northwestern Kenya. Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda are... |
72304e8deaf0b3d95376abfd94309690bd2e14e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Four men gathered in a parking lot shot and killed Sunday in Mount Airy .
Police Chief Dale Watson: "We don't feel that this was a random event"
Arrest warrant issued for a suspect identified as Marcus Chavez Gonzalez, 29 .
Watson said all four shooting victims were Hispanic males . | [
"(CNN) -- Four men gathered in a parking lot were shot and killed Sunday in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and a warrant was issued for a suspect, police said. \"We don't feel that this was a random event, if that does help put the community at ease,\" Mount Airy Police Chief Dale Watson said at a news conference Sun... |
941c67b57d783ba00992afd5cf5abc6a6e1134ce | Summarize the following news article. | Finding: Sydney's captain, senior officers likely to have died in first salvo .
Sinking of Sydney II and loss of crew of 645 was Australia's worst naval disaster .
German vessel, the Kormoran, was made to look like a cargo ship .
Both ships went down; more than 300 on Kormoran survived; wrecks found last year . | [
"(CNN) -- The Australian cruiser met the disguised German vessel in the waters off western Australia two years after the two became enemies in World War II. The gun turret of the Sydney II was discovered with the rest of the vessel in March 2008. The Australian ship approached, trying to determine whether the vesse... |
c2baa4a3e7de5719c69933b82c052d745da77c6f | Summarize the following news article. | Stewart David Nozette appeared Thursday in U.S. District Court .
Judge denied bond after seeing undercover video of Nozette and agent .
Nozette may have planned to leave wife behind if he fled the U.S.
Nozette willing "to work for Israeli intelligence," complaint states . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A former U.S. government scientist who served in sensitive positions on classified aerospace projects pleaded not guilty to attempted espionage Thursday. He will be held without bond pending a jury trial. Stewart David Nozette, 52, appeared in U.S. District Court wearing a prison uniform with b... |
38f8ea133172fd17a0526246cf085614eca50c64 | Summarize the following news article. | 8 U.S. soldiers, two Afghan soldiers killed in attack in Nuristan province .
Source: Fighting so fierce that U.S. forces "had to collapse in on themselves"
Analyst says lessons haven't been learned in operating in rural Afghanistan . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Mountainous terrain and harsh weather in remote parts of Afghanistan have proven a deadly combination for the U.S. military in its push to reduce mounting violence in the country. CNN obtained this photo of a U.S. helicopter above Forward Operating Base Keating in the Nuristan province. On Satu... |
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