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562a96b7a77931e60f0a96ee004c4314734326a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Former wide receiver pleaded not guilty to other charges earlier this year .
Plaxico Burress will serve two years in prison, two years supervised release .
Ex-New York Giant accidentally shot himself in the leg November 29, 2008 .
Burress was not licensed to carry a pistol . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge stemming from a shooting incident at a nightclub last year, the Manhattan district attorney said. Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress will serve two years in prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges. ... |
6afe7b5c03972be1d5c47b32d5bc513660573b2a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Guinean government says most victims were crushed in the crowd .
United Nations, citing media reports, said at least 58 people died .
African Union expressed its "grave concern" about the situation . | [
"(CNN) -- Amid international condemnation after security forces reportedly attacked demonstrators at a peaceful rally, reportedly killing nearly 160 people, the Guinean government said Tuesday most of the victims were crushed in the crowd. Police arrest a protester on Monday near a stadium in Guinea's capital Conak... |
33472ded217c329f7d449994c01f5b8d8a11c69f | Summarize the following news article. | Phillip Garrido was convicted of abducting woman, keeping her in storage unit .
Officials: Garrido and his wife Nancy met while he was in federal prison .
Phillip Garrido's dad not surprised about charges: "He's out of his head"
Man accused of abducting girl, 11, in 1991 apparently maintained blog . | [
"(CNN) -- Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, met while he was in a federal prison serving time for abducting a different woman from South Lake Tahoe, California, and holding her captive in a storage unit, Nevada probation and parole officials said Friday. Phillip and Nancy Garrido face 29 felony charges relating ... |
349ab45f9ef5e736c7a71d163a48de3ffe9fddba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: City of Los Angeles taking donations for security efforts via its Web site .
Crowds do not meet police expectations; as many as 15,000 wait outside .
Security at the event is expected to cost from $2 million to $4 million .
No police reports were filed in relation to the service, police say . | [
"(CNN) -- No major security problems were reported at Michael Jackson's public memorial service on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, according to police. Police gather Tuesday morning in Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's public memorial. The only controversy concerned the issue of who ultimately would pay for the... |
4620621f8509a5b548bf4a2eec0d9b82458886d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Police say teens doused Michael Brewer, 15, with rubbing alcohol and set him ablaze .
Attack came after Brewer reported that one boy had stolen his father's bicycle .
65 percent of Brewer's body is covered in second-, third-degree burns .
Teen suspects appeared before judges Monday in Florida . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- He lies in a bed on a balloon-type mattress, to reduce pressure on his burned body. He is covered with bandages; a ventilator breathes for Michael Brewer because he can't do it for himself. He's hooked up to the marvels of modern medicine that are trying to give the 15-year-old burn victim ... |
6e7b485e5aaf8b87d893c9a6b26fb12545295e59 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan kills at least three, authorities say .
NEW: Suspect blew himself up after running out of bullets in gunfight, police say .
Pakistani authorities say they stopped plot on government buildings .
Three men plotted to carry out attacks, says Interior Minister Rehman Malik . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani forces in the last month foiled a planned attack on the parliament building, the intelligence agency and other federal institutions, the country's interior minister told CNN Sunday. Pakistan's parliament building was one target of a planned attack, an official says. In the l... |
8053e97f21bef791d118189fbb94a888532f8ee6 | Summarize the following news article. | Pageant dropped lawsuit demanding Carrie Prejean repay $5,200 for her breast implants .
Prejean, in exchange, withdrew suit accusing pageant of violating her privacy .
Suit had said Pageant confirmed to reporters that Prejean's breasts were fake . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The legal battle between Miss California USA pageant officials and former beauty queen Carrie Prejean ended Tuesday with an agreement to drop their claims, according to a pageant spokesman. The pageant has dropped its lawsuit filed last month demanding Prejean repay $5,200 given he... |
b50f14526c26fb9f5f2a684380472f0ac6b59871 | Summarize the following news article. | Doug Barron becomes the first golfer to be banned for doping by PGA Tour .
Barron gets one-year ban for taking unspecified performance-enhancing drug .
Barron, 40, has won over $3 million prize money since turning pro in 1992 .
PGA and European Tours introduced anti-doping programs in 2008 . | [
"Unheralded American Doug Barron has become the first player to be banned by the PGA Tour for taking performance-enhancing drugs. The 40-year-old has been given a one-year suspension. He is the first professional to fail a drugs test since the PGA and European Tours began their anti-doping programs in July 2008. \"... |
47fe6eedb9a815bb9bf970cfc5bddd434e19a5ed | Summarize the following news article. | Qingdao is located in northeast China, north of Shanghai .
The city hosts a beer festival and is home to distinctive European architecture .
The Tsingtao Brewery was founded in 1903 by German settlers . | [
"QINGDAO, China (CNN) -- Another round of toasts and exclamations of \"hajiu\" sounded out around me. I took a sip and set down my small glass of Tsingtao beer as my new friends downed theirs and refilled. Our seafood dinner, perched on the single cluttered table of a tiny antique shop, was punctuated regularly by ... |
795758abe182dd5eba889e2bd526f338b072dc56 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2000, Kenyan man offered cows, goats for Chelsea Clinton's hand in marriage .
In recent town hall meeting, Hillary Clinton says she would convey offer to daughter .
Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor is already married, says wife wouldn't mind . | [
"(CNN) -- What can 40 goats and 20 cows buy a Kenyan man? Chelsea Clinton's love, if you ask Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor. Hillary Clinton says she would let her daughter Chelsea know about a Kenyan man's unique marriage offer. The Kenyan man first offered the dowry nine years ago to then-President Bill Clinton in as... |
de349be415a9d99fac1af40a62893bd53d1b4afe | Summarize the following news article. | Steven Spielberg finalizes partnership with Indian tycoon, gets cash infusion .
Partnership with Anil Ambani provides $875 million for DreamWorks .
Spielberg's first film planned: remake of classic "Harvey" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Financing for DreamWorks Studios' partnership with one of India's richest men was finalized Monday, giving Steven Spielberg and partner Stacey Snider money to resume making movies. From left to right, Steven Spielberg, Anil Ambani, Stacey Snider and Amitahb Jhunjhunwala. The deal w... |
1154a968e79e9d78c995913218b7d9cd6ca0bb69 | Summarize the following news article. | Grandson of one of the last Ottoman sultans was buried Saturday .
Ertugrul Osman died this week in Istanbul of kidney failure at the age of 97 .
Osman's funeral attended by Turkish state ministers, artists, media glitterati . | [
"ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- More than 80 years after his family was ordered from the country, the grandson of one of the last Ottoman sultans was buried Saturday as hundreds of admirers looked on. Relatives carry the coffin of Osman on Saturday after his funeral ceremony in Istanbul. Ertugrul Osman, grandson of Sult... |
dac087b1a38d6cb2bcffe3718500e6cdc6c4c4c7 | Summarize the following news article. | World Food Programme: One in six of world's population is now going hungry .
Nearly all the world's undernourished live in developing countries .
Number of hungry spiked as the global economic crisis took hold, report says .
Calls for greater investment in agriculture to tackle long and short-term hunger . | [
"(CNN) -- The global economic crisis has caused a spike in world hunger that has left more than a billion undernourished, United Nations agencies said in a new report. The report says the stabilization of financial markets has meant less investment in agriculture, food distribution. \"It is unacceptable in the 21st... |
e49fa305e7bf60be40071f42ea925a6a4274050d | Summarize the following news article. | British actress Emma Watson participated in freshman orientation at Brown .
The "Harry Potter" actress' enrollment at the university has sparked interest .
Stars such as James Franco and Natalie Portman have also gone Ivy League .
Boston Globe reports actress Ashley Judd asked Harvard to protect her privacy . | [
"(CNN) -- Emma Watson may have wanted to just blend in when she started her freshman year recently at Brown University, but it seems not everyone has the same idea. \"Harry Potter\" actress Emma Watson is an incoming freshman at Brown University in Rhode Island. The actress, best known for her role as Hermione Gran... |
06dbe0b5a4d314e8f59551a448b47ea99b16ee56 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Florida school administrators accused of violating consent order on prayer .
They faced possible sentence of up to six months in prison, fine .
ACLU sued district on behalf of students who alleged prayer held at school events .
Parties agreed to consent decree in January; ACLU not part of criminal proceedings . | [
"(CNN) -- A judge has ruled in favor of two Florida school administrators who faced contempt charges for saying a prayer at a school luncheon, according to a group that helped represent them. Rep. Mike McIntyre is one of three members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus backing the school officials. U.S. District J... |
f7950370bc9993ebe81eecec5f8d3c6838e45096 | Summarize the following news article. | The Rev. Franklin Graham makes third trip to North Korea .
Graham aims for better ties between North Korea and U.S., news agency says .
Son of evangelist Billy Graham to meet with top officials, visit medical facilities .
Franklin Graham also set to travel to China . | [
"(CNN) -- The Rev. Franklin Graham has arrived in North Korea bearing a gift for North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the country's official news agency reported Wednesday. The Rev. Franklin Graham reportedly will oversee the delivery of $190,000 in equipment for a dental school. Graham handed the present, which was n... |
9c8c061899756b3127cec4070bba5aa978e2c3a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Grannies in a South African township have taken up football .
The women have been inspired by World Cup fever in the country .
Some women have reported improving health as a result of playing the game .
The grannies may play a match as a curtain raiser to the tournament . | [
"(CNN) -- It seems no-one in South Africa can fail to be gripped by World Cup football fever. The running, tackling, shooting, offside-appealing proof comes with a clutch of grannies who have been playing in a fiercely competitive league around the Nkowankowa township, 600 kilometers north of Johannesburg. A squad ... |
4461292bec9bd974c0d5dcd40bf437219d0e1a67 | Summarize the following news article. | Mother of two gets swept away in floods, pleads for help in 911 call .
Rescuers were on the scene as she spoke but couldn't locate her .
Calm 911 dispatcher: "What matters is your life. We're going to save your life."
Woman was to turn 40 in November; she had worked at Sam's Club for 10 years . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Seydi Burciaga just finished her overnight shift at Sam's Club, where she worked for the past 10 years. She made her way through the pouring rain in her minivan and turned onto her cul-de-sac in suburban Atlanta. Seydi and Pedro Burciaga were married for 14 years with two children. \"She... |
f1ea3cf588cc7dd1c7947aac3cb2cfd259bf29da | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gmail outage occurred when some servers were taken offline for maintenance .
NEW: Google says its remaining routers became overloaded with traffic .
Google's free e-mail service suffered widespread outage Tuesday afternoon .
Google said Gmail outage lasted about an hour and 40 minutes . | [
"(CNN) -- Google said Tuesday's widespread Gmail outage occurred when the company took some servers offline to perform routine maintenance, causing its remaining routers to become overloaded with traffic. Many Gmail users encountered this error message when trying to access their e-mail Tuesday. \"We know how many ... |
5dfd315b8986f1cd27e6a874cad994b4ba843bf5 | Summarize the following news article. | Inside the Chinese lab that has created world's first H1N1 vaccine .
Sinovac Biotech Ltd is first company approved by the Chinese government .
The company will now produce millions of doses for the public .
Sinovac got headstart after creating a vaccine during SARS pandemic . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Every day, tens of thousands of fertilized hen eggs are delivered to Sinovac laboratories in Beijing. Each egg is infected with the H1N1 virus, then incubated for three days. White-coated employees examine every egg individually before the virus is extracted and used to make a vaccine. Vial... |
1ea94800f13a5d5483ee91c8839809eb41b45afb | Summarize the following news article. | It's easy to accidentally wind up in a popular honeymoon spot while traveling .
Hit the spa, do some yoga or swim, author suggests .
There's nothing better than getting to know a place by hanging out with locals .
Author: Come prepared with board games, iPod music, etc. | [
"(The Frisky) -- Even if you're not going to Fiji or the Maldives, accidentally ending up in a popular honeymooning spot while not actually on your honeymoon is easier than you think, especially with the abundance of all-inclusive deals online. Just because your hotel mates are on a romantic getaway doesn't mean th... |
849f83fda2d691db9cddfd84058a17f4ec824080 | Summarize the following news article. | Sales made at gun shows in Ohio, Tennessee, Nevada, report says .
19 of 30 private sellers in sting failed the integrity test, according to the report .
Closing gun-show loophole "is basic law enforcement," NYC mayor says .
It "has nothing to do with the Second Amendment," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- An investigation commissioned by the city of New York found private gun vendors selling weapons to buyers who admitted not being able to pass background checks, breaking federal law, a report released Wednesday says. It is illegal for unlicensed sellers to sell a gun if there is reason to think t... |
de0017d45b1b5ccbc9b9b958c1591ca119575a25 | Summarize the following news article. | Legendary Austrian skier Hermann Maier ends his illustrious career at age of 36 .
Two-time Olympic champion has recently recovered from knee surgery in March .
He says he wanted to quit while still in good physical condition .
Maier is second-most successful male skier ever with 54 World Cup race wins . | [
"(CNN) -- Legendary Austrian skier Hermann Maier has ended his illustrious career at the age of 36 despite having recovered from knee surgery. Hermann Maier is known for his spectacular all-action style -- and crashes -- on the piste. The two-time Olympic champion, winner of three world titles and four World Cup ov... |
2abb24b032c45266fb0abf78fb09e11ebfc18150 | Summarize the following news article. | Event is longest of 21st century, astronomers predict it would last over 6 minutes .
People in parts of Pacific Ocean, China and India able to get full view .
Chinese city of Shanghai touted as one of the best spots to watch the eclipse .
Some unusual watching events include a cruise, plane trip and a music festival . | [
"(CNN) -- The longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, luring throngs of people outside to watch the celestial spectacle. A woman looks through a refractor telescope with a solar filter on top of the roof of a school in Hong Kong. Day tur... |
d14c2cfc9d43e494ec541e608466931ea4ce3f04 | Summarize the following news article. | FAA seeks a $5.4 million fine from US Airways, $3.8 million fine from United Airlines .
Airlines issue statements assuring public of their commitment to safety .
US Airways case includes planes not complying with Airworthiness Directives .
United plane flew with shop towels covering openings in oil sump area . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday proposed fines against two of the nation's largest airlines, saying the airlines flew planes on hundreds of occasions in violation of FAA or airline safety standards. US Airways says the problems are in the past. United notes it self-reported its... |
a5345c3f5ea38a657797e6f22d4ad39265ccbc12 | Summarize the following news article. | Evangelical Lutheran Church to accept gay clergy in lifelong relationships .
New policy would allow them to serve if in monogamous relationships .
Previous policy allows gays, lesbians to serve as clergy, lay leaders if celibate . | [
"(CNN) -- After hours of back and forth between members, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America decided Friday evening to accept noncelibate clergy members and lay leaders who are in \"lifelong\" and \"monogamous\" same-sex relationships. Previous Evangelical Lutheran Church policy allows gay and lesbian clergy... |
73e46a462d8265aa6a377d5f0627b4665140fe91 | Summarize the following news article. | Jane Goodall says Michael Jackson loved chimpanzees .
Jackson wrote "Heal the World" to call attention to chimpanzees' problems .
Song became a call to peace for humanity .
Goodall said she found Jackson to be a "sad person" | [
"MAMONI VALLEY PRESERVE, Panama (CNN) -- A famed primatologist says the plight of chimpanzees helped inspire Michael Jackson to write the song \"Heal the World.\" Michael Jackson loved chimpanzees, said Jane Goodall: \"They made him smile.\" But the theme and the lyrics of the song turned out to be about a better w... |
7965f65fc6a5c4bd80b2808d238da1807fa50c72 | Summarize the following news article. | About half a million users are embracing crowdsourced versions of digital maps .
OpenStreetMap offers maps that can be customized and loaded to GPS devices .
Crowdsourced maps can show hiking trails, whitewater rapids and other features .
Developers are creating iPhone applications based on these maps . | [
"(WIRED) -- Last month, when Zack Ajmal was planning a vacation to Italy, he set out to find the first thing that a traveler would need in a foreign land: a map. But digital maps of Rome and Venice for his Garmin GPS device cost almost $100. So instead, Ajmal turned to OpenStreet Map, a community-driven maps databa... |
e483ad70b03bb9184f105b5b1ce4a63b2b462320 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gates eager for incident to be "teaching moment" to improve racial relations .
President says he hopes incident provides "a teachable moment"
Attorney says professor has no immediate plans to sue Cambridge police .
Union asked Obama to apologize to "all law enforcement personnel" offended . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama said Friday he spoke with the police officer who arrested a Harvard professor and told the officer he did not mean to malign the Cambridge Police Department when he said police acted stupidly. President Obama on Friday explains to reporters the details of a phone conservation w... |
b6b6301878feb6dc69f9466333e0642c4fdb7cfd | Summarize the following news article. | Scheherazade kept her head on her shoulders by keeping her king interested .
Her 1001 stories seduced his mind and soul .
Relying on physical seduction often leads to heartbreak than happiness .
Expert: If women want to hear "I do" they need to say "I don't" many times . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- Lust, love and like. A healthful, happy love relationship serves up three out of three. A healthful, happy love relationship is a passionate best friendship. Modern women could learn a few things about love and seduction from Scheherazade. Many women think men only care about the lust angle -- findi... |
cb4a7c01f5a4851f0322bf4afb82e5a9de47b13f | Summarize the following news article. | Phil Packer, 36, was wounded in the aftermath of a rocket attack in Iraq .
He walked on crutches for two miles a day to finish the London Marathon .
He finished the marathon Saturday, 13 days after everyone else . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British soldier Phil Packer was told a year ago that he would never walk again, but on Saturday he finished the London Marathon. Londoners applaud Maj. Phil Packer, who was told he'd never walk again. He completed the race 13 days after it started, walking on crutches for two miles a day ... |
f0466c7943c9a8f272bb439c9abc1b53692ee4d8 | Summarize the following news article. | Negotiators for President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti reach deal .
Two sides to form a government of national reconciliation that could reinstate Zelaya .
Zelaya forced out of country in June 28 coup, replaced by legislative leader Micheletti .
Crisis stems from Zelaya's referendum plan that... | [
"(CNN) -- Four months after he was escorted in his pajamas onto a military plane and flown out of the country, ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya could return to power within days, analysts said Friday. Negotiators for Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti, the politician who was appointed president hours after Z... |
5cc51e348579ac1cc83b89ddc46ec9f7424bb9ca | Summarize the following news article. | New biography of Charles M. Schulz reveals details of his personal life .
Book says Schulz played out his personal problems in the "Peanuts" characters .
CNN.com asked readers to share their memories of the "Peanuts" strip .
I-Report: Share your "Peanuts" memories, memorabilia . | [
"(CNN) -- David Michaelis' new biography of Charles M. Schulz explores the man behind \"Peanuts,\" the comic strip that has delighted readers for decades. CNN.com appealed to fans out there to say what Linus, Lucy and Charlie Brown meant to them. Joy Hernandez has collected stuffed Snoopys since she was young; her... |
abe07b0f2a5dca8df4bfcf9ec47f4eb90335c1a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Tremor hits south of island, "jolting Tokyo," Kyodo news agency reported .
United States Geological Survey measures quake as 7.1 magnitude .
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami alert . | [
"(CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck off the south coast of Japan on Sunday night local time, \"jolting Tokyo and wide areas of eastern Japan,\" the country's Kyodo news agency reported. The 7.1 earthquake hit 200 miles (320 kilometers) south-southwest of Tokyo at 7:55 p.m. (6:55 a.m. ET), the United States Geologi... |
83059363b4410c96c59c37d99c3f99db8762687c | Summarize the following news article. | Michaela Garecht, 9, kidnapped three years before Jaycee Dugard .
A week before her abduction, Michaela wrote poem about kidnapping, mother says .
Girls' kidnappings seem similar, Sharon Murch says .
Police also looking for links into 1989 kidnapping of Ilene Misheloff . | [
"(CNN) -- A week before 9-year-old Michaela Garecht was kidnapped in Hayward, California, in 1988, she wrote a poem about people who had been abducted, her mother said Tuesday. Cases of missing girls Ilene Misheloff, left, and Michaela Garecht now linked to Garrido investigation. \"She sat down at the coffee table ... |
1648620a7ee2d1f34ade78f9ad5e867c5af26bf8 | Summarize the following news article. | Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury co-starring in revival of "A Little Night Music"
Broadway show will be Zeta-Jones' first on the Main Stem; Lansbury a veteran .
Stephen Sondheim show is famous as source of "Send in the Clowns" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Catherine Zeta-Jones is limbering up for her Broadway debut. Catherine Zeta-Jones will make her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's \"A Little Night Music.\" The Oscar-winning star of \"Chicago\" will appear alongside Angela Lansbury in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical \"... |
f7135b0d3d76d152d63eca1c8b2dbef69f47fb0a | Summarize the following news article. | Hikers' discovery made of rubber, Web sites say .
Men who made claim didn't show up for CNN's "American Morning"
Stanford professor says his alleged participation in project is news to him .
"There is virtually no prospect of this animal being real," professor says . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Bigfoot in the freezer is made of rubber, a Web posting asserted Tuesday. The frozen creature reputed to be Bigfoot turned out to be made of rubber, an enthusaist reports. The initial promoter of two hikers' claim that they found the body of Bigfoot in Georgia said he has determined ... |
fafd89b36bc417ca242d666a8d9cfd5e77bab922 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials: Plane skidded and then crashed after landing at Koh Samui airport .
Bangkok Airways ATR-72 turboprop carrying 68 people, four crew members .
Air traffic control warned the pilot of volatile winds before the plane landed . | [
"BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- A Bangkok Airways plane crashed at an airport at a resort island in Thailand, killing the pilot and injuring 37 people Tuesday, aviation officials said. Rescue workers inspect the Bangkok Airways plane at Samui airport on Thailand's Ko Samui. The plane carrying 68 people and four crew m... |
9a059695db585d62896ba28134ae047b5e2fc0b6 | Summarize the following news article. | Vincenzo Iaquinta and Francesco Totti have operations on knee injuries .
29-year-old Juventus striker Iaquinta, 29, undergoes surgery on left knee .
Roma captain Francesco Totti has undergone surgery on his right knee . | [
"(CNN) -- Italian giants Juventus and Roma have suffered blows with the news that star strikers Vincenzo Iaquinta and Francesco Totti have both undergone knee surgery. Junventus revealed that tests on 29-year-old Iaquinta's left knee have revealed damage to his meniscus. \"The tests done have indicated the need for... |
6c07dd8dfbfc6c9904735903c3cb7d934473c7b8 | Summarize the following news article. | March of Dimes: Nearly 10 percent of world's births are premature .
More than 85 percent of premature births are in developing parts of Africa, Asia .
But North America has world's second-highest premature birth rate .
Doctors have yet to identify a reliable remedy to prevent early labor, group says . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 1 million babies born prematurely die each year before they are a month old, the March of Dimes said Sunday in the first comprehensive global report on premature births. A premature baby rests at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, in October 2007. The organization suggested the situation could wo... |
1a403f2be92a82223a88151b2b1fe688ae3713b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Customs officials in Australia find pythons and tarantulas in package .
The parcel had been sent from the United States .
The creatures were later killed because they posed a quarantine risk . | [
"(CNN) -- The label on the package claimed that it contained T-shirts and baby toys. When customs officials in Sydney scanned the parcel, they found five pythons and two venomous tarantulas. But when customs officials in Sydney X-ray scanned the parcel, they found instead five pythons and two venomous tarantulas. O... |
f0afe6d1fc5a72020cd1ee5890fe2c3af6708222 | Summarize the following news article. | South Korea to open market to most U.S. beef says government official .
Ban began in 2003 amid concerns over a case of mad cow disease in the U.S.
New agreement bans the import of high-risk materials, like tonsils and brains .
Thousands of S. Koreans have regularly staged protests against U.S. beef imports . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea will open its market to most U.S. beef, a senior government official said Thursday, according to state media. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the South Korean capital in protest at the deal . South Korea banned imports of U.S. beef in 2003 amid concerns ove... |
411fb71ad1d405ee0fc2f0efba85cedde3bd5bb2 | Summarize the following news article. | Stars confess their casting calamities and tales of audition woe.
Dustin Hoffman remembers how he "lost it" and screamed at a casting agent .
Ethan Hawke confesses to falling "on his ass"
Eli Roth "blew it" when he first auditioned for "Inglourious Basterds" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- They are some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but even Susan Sarandon, Ethan Hawke and Dustin Hoffman have had their fair share of casting calamities they would rather forget. Mike Myers sabotaged some auditions for parts he didn't want. \"Why not be nude even if it is a children's thea... |
aedf1a41e3610ede2fda39725c81fd8c9f2fde8c | Summarize the following news article. | Re-Mission video game helps patients visualize battle against cancer .
Non-profit organization HopeLab is planning new version for 2012 .
Cancer survivor says game helped change his attitude towards treatment .
Teenagers around the world can benefit from game, HopeLab says . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Dan Neumann was a 14-year-old struggling against cancer when he came across an unexpected ally in his battle. Cancer survivor Dan Neumann plays Re-Mission and is helping create the game's next edition. He was receiving treatment for leukemia at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanfo... |
78992580b3892cea94b4e3232ff9899af220501c | Summarize the following news article. | European Union forces may have spotted couple's yacht off Somalia .
Yacht was towing two skiffs of type used by pirates .
British couple left Seychelles for Tanzania on October 21 .
Yacht's distress beacon activated October 23 . | [
"(CNN) -- Naval forces from several countries were searching Tuesday for a British couple and their missing yacht, which may have been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Africa, military sources told CNN. European Union anti-piracy forces may have spotted the missing vessel Tuesday, a spokesman told CNN. \"One of... |
a6be77462cf96b7d6c83855e2ef3c3f0c4533ef4 | Summarize the following news article. | Carlos Santana will be opening "Supernatural Santana" in Las Vegas May 27 .
Guitarist says band focuses "on light and touching people's hearts"
Santana believes in legalizing marijuana, wants to emphasize teaching service . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Whenever you speak with Carlos Santana, you pretty much know what you're going to get: lots of talk about love and light. spiritual analogies, name-dropping of people like Marvin Gaye and Mother Teresa. Carlos Santana will start a 72-show residency in Las Vegas in May at the Hard R... |
59a59d58eefa7f6c3c7ceedb292fc059a172385c | Summarize the following news article. | Incubus' Brandon Boyd has been indulging in a love of painting .
Band has new greatest hits album out, will hit the road in July .
"These were the things I was supposed to do," says Boyd . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Brandon Boyd blends into his Venice, California, neighborhood like any other resident. Brandon Boyd, front man for Incubus, is going on the road with the band in July. He surfs. Shuns Starbucks in favor of the local smoothie shop. Walks his French bulldog, Bruce. Oh, he also paints... |
79a421182db411a0feda92ea3b570491f1723a69 | Summarize the following news article. | Dutch firm Trafigura: Toxic dumping didn't harm anyone, according to experts .
U.N. report: Fifteen people died, 69 were hospitalized, and thousands were treated .
Toxic waste areas still have not been decontaminated, U.N. statement says . | [
"(CNN) -- A global commodities trading company says it is considering a settlement to legal claims that it is responsible for the deaths of 15 people and thousands of illnesses after 500 tons of toxic waste were dumped in the African nation of Ivory Coast. Signs such as this were still up in \"toxic zones\" around ... |
51b03821a3c48aa207d9264683ccd7b80fc7bf08 | Summarize the following news article. | Rudy Ruiz: It's become unfashionable to have an open mind about issues .
He says labels like "socialism" and "fascism" obscure the real choices .
He says it's a sign of rationality to be open to the evidence .
Ruiz: Let's listen to each other and take into consideration wider range of viewpoints . | [
"Editor's note: Rudy Ruiz founded RedBrownandBlue.com, a site featuring multicultural political commentary, hosts a nationally syndicated Spanish-language radio show; and wrote a guide to success for immigrants (\"¡Adelante!\" published by Random House). He is co-founder and president of Interlex, an advocacy marke... |
ed6758af7def6067dae93746d2c8e6e6eba7db6b | Summarize the following news article. | "Antichrist" has met with vitriolic reaction at film festivals .
Lars von Trier film stars Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg as troubled couple .
Horror goes from moody to over-the-top and graphic .
To CNN.com's Tom Charity, the film is a "calamitous atrocity" | [
"(CNN) -- An infant falls to his death from a second-story window while his parents are making love. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe star in the Lars von Trier drama \"Antichrist.\" The mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is consumed with grief and guilt. She's hospitalized and sedated for days and weeks before her... |
624f63401d765f9d98ac09131e021a39a37962f6 | Summarize the following news article. | A war memorial erected in the shape of a cross was covered by plywood .
The cross is located on government property .
Justices will decide whether the display violates the First Amendment .
It's "sort of odd that it just happens to be in that shape," said an ACLU attorney . | [
"CIMA, California -- Driving along a pockmarked road amid rocks and Joshua trees in a lonely southern California desert, religious controversy might be the last thing you'd expect to encounter. A judge ruled the Mojave Cross must be covered until a First Amendment issue can be resolved. And if you don't look too c... |
71d91b5a77a53fcc7ffb7fb613ebd84c25b308a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Wu-Tang producer: Attempted murder conviction also could have derailed band .
Rapper/producer/actor RZA talks of forming Wu-Tang Clan in upcoming memoir .
RZA: Ol' Dirty Bastard made son watch him do drugs before 2004 fatal overdose .
Book cites lessons from Christianity, Islam, numerology, kung fu, chess . | [
"(CNN) -- The Wu-Tang Clan -- the New York hip-hop supergroup that spawned millions of album sales, nine solo acts and a few acting careers -- almost never was. If RZA, left, had been jailed or Method Man killed, Wu-Tang may have never formed, RZA says. Method Man, the group's most recognizable voice, was nearly k... |
266de30f696185a62da21ca708ec7596482766f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Italian Vogue recently ran "Black Issue" highlighting women of color .
Issue was huge success -- sold well, earned great reviews .
Observers wonder if impact will last . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- With strong sales and equally powerful praise, the July issue of Italian Vogue can be judged a resounding success. Chanel Iman is one of several models of color featured in the \"Black Issue\" of Italian Vogue. Dubbed the \"Black Issue,\" the magazine celebrates models of color from the past and ... |
0435b7db7b56b36291aa5d0b826aaa09c070edeb | Summarize the following news article. | Recent study revealed Afghan opium production has dropped dramatically .
U.N. says this should be treated with caution as country has been over-producing .
Taliban suspected of stockpiling large amounts of opium "as credit"
U.S. has warned of growing link between Taliban and the drug trade . | [
"(CNN) -- Enough Afghan opium to supply world demand for two years has effectively gone missing, with the Taliban suspected of stockpiling supplies in a bid to corner the market, the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed. Pakistani customs officials destroy contraband narcotics on the borde... |
5e29765d4cf984572102cd6c7d9e98fc58032102 | Summarize the following news article. | Hilary Lister has become the first disabled woman to sail around Britain .
She navigated with a special technology using only her mouth and a straw .
Hilary suffers from a rare degenerative disease that has made her paraplegic .
She wants to help other disabled sailors through her charity Hilary's Dream Trust . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- When they set sail from harbor most yachtsmen leave only their worries behind. But when Hilary Lister goes out to sea, she sheds an entire way of life. Hilary Lister says she feels \"a thousand times\" more free when she sails. The 36-year-old Briton is a quadriplegic who can only move her... |
4b237a74fb0f482004004a56ed04f75d485cb580 | Summarize the following news article. | Seven medics in England suspended for playing "lying down game"
Internet game involves being photographed lying down in unusual places .
Members of hospital's accident and emergency staff await disciplinary hearing .
They were allegedly photographed lying on trolleys and emergency helipad . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Seven emergency medics in England have been suspended from work for playing an Internet game that involves being photographed lying down in unusual places. The lying down should be as public as possible and as many people as possible should be involved. Bosses at a hospital in Swindon, wes... |
287e5e90d652be781825f8b9325925db46e12dbd | Summarize the following news article. | Latest death toll from Tuesday's quake, tsunami stands at 139 .
Second quake -- magnitude 5.5 -- shook Samoan islands region Wednesday .
Quake does not trigger a tsunami warning, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says .
Huge rescue effort under way in Samoan islands amid fears death toll could rise . | [
"LEONE, American Samoa (CNN) -- Another earthquake struck Wednesday near the Samoan islands, an area already devastated by earthquake and tsunami damage which killed more than 130 people. A traditional Samoan fale is destroyed Wednesday in the devastated village of Leone. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at 6:... |
99889d51e96e7baad2f107a8a82dc390f5963f7b | Summarize the following news article. | Tea Party Express bus tour concludes Saturday at U.S. Capitol .
Fury at Obama, government in general apparent at rallies along route .
Two operatives organize tour, seek ways to turn passion into action .
Clear leader, moderated message eventually will emerge, organizer says . | [
"Aboard the Tea Party Express (CNN) -- From the stage, Deborah Johns is the angry conscience of the tea party movement. A protester uses a Nazi swastika to make a point at a Tea Party Express stop in Dallas, Texas. \"Question everything your government is doing,\" she tells a crowd of about 100 from the bus's stage... |
f40f10e54e3ec432dedc9f7d5358b408e7f88f3f | Summarize the following news article. | The Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin aims to reduces disease and death .
The award-winning design by Eric Olsen is portable as well as a being a purifier .
Flexible and robust the design is morphologically inspired by the saguaro cactus . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- It may look like an air mattress you might see lying around next to a swimming pool but in reality its function couldn't be less trivial. The Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin could play a major role in saving lives in the developing world. The Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin (SWDT) --... |
17b1605fc59f43259b8e2b4ae46c160561eb95e5 | Summarize the following news article. | The Station fire "very active on all fronts," U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman said .
The Cottonwood, Palos Verdes and Morris fires were all ablaze late Friday .
Homes in the Angeles National Forest-La Canada Flintridge area in danger . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Fires in central and southern California raged Saturday as triple-digit temperatures mixed with dry conditions continued to fuel the flames, torching thousands of acres and threatening scores of homes. Firefighters look on as fire rages near Ocean View Drive in Los Angeles on Satur... |
b76adf6e6feb61a1e43ee20366ead170aa54efa0 | Summarize the following news article. | Cambodian human rights network releases report on forced evictions .
Amnesty: Evictions one of Cambodia's most serious human rights violations .
Groups: Mainly the rural poor affected; people intimidated, harassed .
Official: Government committed to finding best solutions; no forced evictions . | [
"(CNN) -- Villagers march more than 300 kilometers from northwest Cambodia to ask the prime minister to save their homes from developers. Some 400 families in the country's south learn their farmland had been given to developers only when bulldozers arrive. Villagers in northwest Cambodia set court documents on fir... |
63d50e275b1fe7bf856d824ab7ddffe26906665c | Summarize the following news article. | Carters "share a great personal loss today in the passing of Jody Powell"
Carter: "Beside me in every decision I made as a candidate, governor, and president"
Powell also headed Washington PR firm with Nancy Reagan's ex-press secretary . | [
"(CNN) -- Jody Powell, who served as press secretary for President Jimmy Carter, has died, a spokesman for the Carter Center said. He was 65. Former White House Press Secretary Jody Powell died Monday. Powell, who served in the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981, died Monday of an apparent heart attack, Carter... |
6c377c3b67532b72a36c98d4d7cd5e3822d85d7e | Summarize the following news article. | Florida Everglades are perfect place for Burmese pythons to live and breed .
Huge snakes breed quickly and travel quickly .
One reptile expert patrols the area for snakes to capture . | [
"THE EVERGLADES, Florida (CNN) -- Joe Wasilewski drives along a narrow stretch of road through Florida's Everglades. The sun is setting, night is coming on quickly, and Wasilewski is on the prowl for snakes -- and one snake in particular. Reptile expert Joe Wasilewski holds a Burmese python he found in the Florida ... |
8da0c72f27a899a71b60958934ef3668fc00577f | Summarize the following news article. | CNN.com's Jarrett Bellini is traveling in South Africa .
Readers chose his destination and can share their travel suggestions .
Bellini will provide updates from South Africa on CNN.com and CNN.com Live . | [
"Editor's note: We asked readers to weigh in on CNN.com Live producer Jarrett Bellini's vacation destination, and you chose South Africa. Check back for updates on his trip. Giraffes are a common sight in Kruger National Park. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa (CNN) -- I spent two nights sleeping under a full-moon... |
6f89368c84a9b6012c95e51ed428de2be86e185c | Summarize the following news article. | Good start in Myanmar, China problematic, says Human Rights Watch official .
He also criticizes the U.S. special envoy to Sudan for "dumb" remarks .
Ex-U.N. official says Obama's strategy has more chance of accomplishment . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- While President Obama takes plenty of heat over his plans to overhaul domestic policies, critics have also taken aim at his foreign policy approach, particularly as it relates to human rights around the globe. Human Rights Watch advocacy director Tom Malinowski says Obama should have met with the... |
1576bd646278ec005c269934262b0ad51328fc81 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Russian officials are being "very cooperative," U.S. official says .
Russian site allegedly shows State Department employee having sex with prostitute .
U.S. ambassador says video clips "clearly fabricated"
Official: Tape meant to discredit employee working in religious and human rights . | [
"(CNN) -- A videotape on a Russian Web site allegedly showing a State Department employee having sex with a prostitute is a \"smear campaign\" meant to discredit the man, a State Department spokesman said Thursday. The State Department has said the tape allegedly showing an employee having sex with a prostitute is ... |
357685e309cac41d4916088fbdb6cc27126f1baf | Summarize the following news article. | "The Invention of Lying" has moments of inspired comedy, says Tom Charity .
Movie is about man who learns to lie in truth-telling society .
Film is flat at times, but star Ricky Gervais helps carry it over weak spots . | [
"(CNN) -- The Academy-Award winning British producer and (briefly) Columbia Pictures head David Puttnam used to have a placard on the wall of his office. It read: \"Hello, he lied.\" In \"The Invention of Lying,\" Ricky Gervais plays a \"loser\" in a society that tells only the truth. Lies are second nature in Holl... |
2efa04a16070fae224349079750baab5221ed5f8 | Summarize the following news article. | MTV says Janet Jackson will give tribute to her late brother .
Also promised: First look at documentary of pop star's final three months .
The show airs live starting at 9 p.m. ET Sunday . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sunday night's \"2009 MTV Video Music Awards\" will feature a personal tribute from Janet Jackson to her late brother, MTV said. Michael Jackson receives the Legend Award during the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. Michael Jackson fans also will get their first peek during the MTV show at the behind-... |
e63bc2948fdb1719ec35ab2645514b11c4aaaa09 | Summarize the following news article. | Island gets more than 39 inches of rain; 47 inches more possible .
Airlines cancel flights; schools, government offices, stock exchange closed .
More than 900 people evacuated from resort of Nanji Island off east China . | [
"(CNN) -- Typhoon Morakot dumped heavy rain on Taiwan early Saturday and threatened to further soak the recently drought-stricken island. A man fights against strong winds in Hsintien, Taipei county, Taiwan, on Friday. As of 3 a.m. local time, the storm's eye was over the northern part of the island, CNN forecaste... |
418573b7632a8756b53a868342945ea54afc2958 | Summarize the following news article. | Iran's supreme leader picks brother of parliamentary speaker to head judiciary .
Sadeq Larijani replaces the outgoing Hashemi Shahroudi, a vocal hardliner .
Media reports: More than two dozen detainees were to be tried Sunday .
Leadership denies claims that arrested dissidents have been raped in custody . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Amid turmoil over the treatment of post-election detainees and controversy over the mass trials of political figures, Iran's supreme leader on Saturday appointed a new judiciary chief, Iranian media reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the announcement that Sadeq Larijani, right, w... |
338cfb94f864418e8b3411cbabff0772b660230d | Summarize the following news article. | Death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Indonesia has risen to 608 .
343 are still missing officially, although the number could be closer to 1000 .
Students at SMA1 High School in Padang said prayers for dead and missing .
Many students have stories of narrow escapes and cheating death by seconds . | [
"PADANG, Indonesia (CNN) -- The first school assembly since the earthquake was charged with emotion and grief. Students gather for the emotional assembly at their school in Padang, Indonesia. Students at SMA1 High School in Padang have been arriving amid the ruins of their classrooms hoping life will get back to no... |
80150292358e425e41d30673f808faf5f652dac9 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea to mount the "strongest appeal possible" following the club's ban .
Chelsea prevented by FIFA from signing any new players until 2011 .
Club found to have "induced" Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens .
Have FIFA made the right decision? Sound Off below . | [
"(CNN) -- English Premier League side Chelsea have said they will mount the \"strongest appeal possible\" following the transfer ban placed on the club by world football's governing body FIFA. English Premier League side Chelsea have been banned by FIFA from signing any new players until 2011 . The punishment, whi... |
0ed7f79d2c4d9135f8b6cfc6835b034b1350c9ab | Summarize the following news article. | Man charged with abducting his own children denies committing breach .
Japanese custom, law on custody differ sharply from those in U.S.
Japan is not party to 1980 convention that standardized abduction laws .
All parties in current case are Japanese citizens . | [
"YANAGAWA, Japan (CNN) -- Wearing a Nashville School of Law T-shirt, Christopher Savoie walked into a second-floor police interrogation room. In one corner, a stopwatch was running to hold him to the 15 minutes allotted for the interview. A Tennessee court awarded Christopher Savoie custody of his son, Isaac, and d... |
279e955a0e3800800d439a9ce9a683a017730d2c | Summarize the following news article. | Some would-be iPhone developers are turning instead to an unauthorized app store .
The new store, Cydia, specializes in selling apps that Apple would reject or ban .
To use Cydia or the apps available through it, customers must jailbreak their phones .
Cydia operator: Too soon to tell whether store could earn developer... | [
"(WIRED) -- Apple is the exclusive gatekeeper to its iPhone App Store, able to reject apps at will -- as it did July 28 with Google Voice. Some would-be iPhone developers, rejected by Apple, are turning to an unauthorized app store called Cydia. But some developers aren't taking the rejection lying down: They're tu... |
472714309449278285cdcd05b3358e291841a402 | Summarize the following news article. | Two years ago, Dawn Warfield had $80,000 in debt on 17 credit cards .
The video store owner was facing a divorce and expanding her business .
She also admits that living beyond her means was part of the problem .
Nonprofit counseling service is helping her get lower rates and pay off her debts . | [
"SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (CNN) -- Two years ago, Dawn Warfield was drowning in debt. Dawn Warfield sold one of her two video stores to help reduce her debts. The average American household has $8,329 in credit card debt, according to the Nilson Report, a credit industry newsletter. Warfield had nearly 10 times t... |
9142e35b152f2d67048b5544ffd723712df1af05 | Summarize the following news article. | Al Qaeda terror group posts video message threatening attacks in Germany .
U.S. officials urge their citizens in Germany to keep low profile and be wary .
Germany's interior ministry report increase in threats by al Qaeda this year .
Message criticizes Chancellor Merkel over wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . | [
"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- U.S. officials urged American citizens in Germany to keep a low profile and remain wary of their surroundings after the terrorist organization al Qaeda posted a video message threatening attacks in the country. German special police patrol in Berlin last month during a visit by Israeli Pri... |
5ebe3a8dc9bf85152fee59a6ca9b94e2f703efb6 | Summarize the following news article. | Mackenzie Phillips talks about family's reaction to her claims of incest .
Sister Bijou called experience hurtful but hopes Mackenzie finds peace .
John Phillips' ex-wives don't think Mackenzie's story is valid .
Chynna Phillips believes Mackenzie, hopes she uses her experience to help others . | [
"(CNN) -- The reaction to Mackenzie Phillips' detailed account of her sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips, has been explosive, and some of the strongest statements have come from her family. Chynna Phillips said she doesn't think anyone could make up having a consensual incestuous relationship. But a... |
554971bad5ac22f246d5ed7996175854eb882419 | Summarize the following news article. | Josh Rouse has fans among other songwriters .
"Love Vibration" singer has no hits, but songs in TV shows, movies .
What's next? "Afro-Brazilian record in Spanish" | [
"(CNN) -- Josh Rouse is a chameleon. And a busy one, too. Josh Rouse has made his name with well-crafted songs in a variety of styles. Listeners to his first album, 1998's \"Dressed Up Like Nebraska,\" may have lumped him into the alt-country movement. Aside from Rouse's rough, intimate voice, that album sounds lit... |
f48b582e9930d3e7feee6f84910d73dfb80eb13c | Summarize the following news article. | After Holocaust, before Israel became a state, 100,000 survivors immigrated illegally .
Some were imprisoned in British-controlled Palestine and later freed in breakout .
Bestselling author Anita Diamant explores this chapter in new book, 'Day After Night'
Characters face question: 'How much do you have to forget in or... | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- By the end of World War II in April 1945, with about two-thirds of European Jewry wiped out, Jewish survivors stepped out of the darkness in search of a place to call home. Bestselling author Anita Diamant releases her latest historical novel, \"Day After Night.\" About 250,000 were consi... |
2d144b8ad28627de8447097efd73677267de91f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Leslie Sanchez: Fashion choices are important strategy for a First Lady .
She says Michelle Obama has wisely chosen image of a modern professional .
She says other First Ladies have communicated an elite and expensive image .
Sanchez: Michelle Obama's style fits the times Americans live in . | [
"Editor's note: Leslie Sanchez, a Republican who was director of the White House Initiative on Hispanic Education from 2001 to 2003, is the author of a forthcoming book, \"You've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Sarah, Michelle, Hillary and the Shaping of the New American Woman.\" Sanchez is CEO of the Impacto Group, which ... |
9f1ca018fc40bf053eed47d930220b6d6c9297b0 | 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 ... |
9527fec4eeb6f22266c7a800ea349d644749eb72 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N.: Kenya needs $230 million to feed millions affected by drought .
Three-year failure of annual rains has hit crops that feed country of 37 million .
About 3.8 million Kenyans need emergency food aid; conditions set to worsen . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenya needs $230 million over the next six months to feed millions affected by drought, the United Nations said in a new report. Farmers carry food handouts from the World Food Programme at a distribution spot near Nanyuki. The three-year failure of annual rains has reduced crop output, the... |
9626f79aa09a63cb8241ee4f883075da21f8e0b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Some fast food outlets have not-on-menu items you can get if you ask for them .
Fatburger's Hypocrite is bacon-topped veggie burger; Popeye's offers naked chicken .
Some Subways will still make the popular pizza sub from the 1990s .
Wendy's offers the Meat Cube; McDonald's has a Neapolitan milkshake . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out covert items at fast food chains around the country. Not all food items are always listed on restaurant menus. Be warned, this mission includes very real dangers such as hardening arteries and skyrocketing cholesterol. We've compiled a list... |
ac714c9d3a95be64b24a3a7fc19c3460128d950c | Summarize the following news article. | The 02 Arena in London was the world's ugliest building on the Forbes list .
Birmingham's Bullring shopping Center was voted as Britain's ugliest building .
North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel has been criticized by many people . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Monstrosities, eyesores, nightmares of architecture -- call them what you like, ugly buildings are sadly all around us. Worst in Britain: The Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham was voted as the country's ugliest building. And you cannot simply define one category of hideous architectur... |
97b1af335ee9dbb3849698d47a4767a525fd96fb | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese Community Party calls her "time-honored loyal communist fighter"
Zhuo Lin, wife of Deng Xiaoping, died July 29 at the age of 93 .
Child says mother, father "shared political ideals and life pursuits"
News agency: Zhuo wanted her ashes spread at sea, just as Deng's were . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chinese leaders Monday mourned the death of Zhuo Lin, wife of former national leader Deng Xiaoping. Zhuo Lin, center, mourns at husband Deng Xiaoping's funeral in 1997. Zhuo, a former consultant of the Central Military Commission General Office, died July 29 at age 93 and was cremated Monda... |
b629379f57879a9f9406219e6e37ba648071b763 | Summarize the following news article. | The "app store" would be for federal workers doing government business .
The site, at apps.gov, seeks to offer and explain cloud computing programs .
The administration says such programs could save the government money .
Google also announces a "government cloud" where public data may be stored . | [
"(CNN) -- The Obama administration has unveiled a government \"app store\" designed to push the federal bureaucracy into the era of cloud computing. The Obama administration is pushing for the government to use cloud-computing technologies. The change means some federal employees will begin using services like YouT... |
9c64900f4d31571c306faae47e78f508369ee0aa | Summarize the following news article. | Sons of late Sen. Edward Kennedy say dad learned to embrace emotional side .
They say they don't believe in the so-called "Kennedy curse"
Ted Kennedy Jr. says moment of his father's passing was peaceful, spiritual .
On Chappaquiddick: He accepted responsibility for what happened, sons say . | [
"(CNN) -- When the late Sen. Edward Kennedy was growing up, there was a family edict: Kennedy men don't cry. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, left, and Ted Kennedy Jr. appear on \"Larry King Live\" on Monday evening. On \"Larry King Live\" Monday night, the senator's sons -- Ted Kennedy Jr. and Rep. Patrick Kennedy -- said t... |
13b2fec466834fd68c3dddd4cf2ab1a12a927e10 | Summarize the following news article. | Speculation arises about possible girlfriend for Jon Gosselin .
Reality star is photographed with another woman in the South of France .
Gosselins announced three weeks ago that they are divorcing .
Dating coach: "You need to take a little time off from dating" | [
"(CNN) -- Just three weeks after Jon and Kate Gosselin announced their separation, there is speculation of a new plus-one in the mix for \"Jon & Kate Plus 8.\" Jon Gosselin, here with his sons, was photographed on vacation with another woman. Fans of the show are buzzing about photos of Jon Gosselin apparently on v... |
3ca79c2ac1f11c05006e2be8fb9e646ec749bfb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Angela Merkel is elected German chancellor for a second time .
Rival Social Democratic Party suffers worst election night since WWII .
Merkel expected to form coalition with economically liberal Free Democratic Party . | [
"(CNN) -- Re-elected German Chancellor Angela Merkel is eyeing a new coalition to replace the \"grand coalition\" her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party shared with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the previous parliament. Angela Merkel has pledged to be \"a Chancellor for all Germans\". If, as expected, Me... |
74f2a1f339133495a676acdbdc9b8b9cd2f21026 | Summarize the following news article. | Kate Simonson wasn't so fond of Mike Fieseler when he was dating her mother .
After her mom died, Mike came for the funeral and helped Kate and her brother .
He eventually adopted the kids, helped Kate get through college .
Kate considers Mike her father and he walked her down the aisle at her wedding . | [
"(REAL SIMPLE) -- The summers of my youth were filled with the kinds of activities that were common to every kid in the 80s but are considered almost death-defying these days: tree climbing, bike riding without a helmet, and daylong road trips spent in the backseat of the family car, where we bounced around like Su... |
fc1e09afb6451d9e61812224f449a0653dc10eee | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Jacobs created Wheels of Success to help low-income workers get cars .
The organization gives donated, refurbished vehicles to qualified applicants .
Lack of transportation often gets in the way of people making a living, Jacobs says .
The top 10 CNN Heroes will be announced on October 1 . | [
"TAMPA BAY, Florida (CNN) -- Judging by her proud expression as she left the parking lot in her 1991 Honda Accord for the first time, Jessica Ostrofsky could have been driving a brand new sports car. Susan Jacobs' Wheels of Success program helps low-income workers get their own cars. \"I'm so happy,\" she said with... |
076c5ae5abca3f8fa9f20cc36c96fb5a3e3b0c0c | Summarize the following news article. | Miami Beach police officer Adam Tavss is involved in two police shootings .
Second shooting happened on his first day back on street .
Questions are being raised as to whether he was cleared for duty too soon .
Miami Beach police chief decides when an officer is ready to return . | [
"MIAMI BEACH, Florida (CNN) -- On the grainy, silent black and white video, it's hard to tell exactly what happened the night of June 14 in Miami Beach. But one thing is certain: A tourist, Husien Shehada, can be seen falling to the ground, shot by a police officer. Shehada, 29, later died. Husien Shehada, at left... |
3afce08c5e1bafbf978831c0b751281a30c9fbc1 | Summarize the following news article. | Philippa Gregory has found fame writing historical fiction .
Her new novel, "The White Queen," is set during the Wars of the Roses .
Gregory believes modern-day readers will be able to relate to the protagonist .
Story tells perspective of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort to Edward IV . | [
"(CNN) -- Although Elizabeth Woodville lived centuries ago, author Philippa Gregory believes women today will find they have a commonality with her. Philippa Gregory took years to research and write \"The White Queen.\" Gregory's new novel \"The White Queen\" focuses on the life of Woodville, who was Queen consort ... |
128038b622c181b7238c3a5b25b16d851e618042 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama cites potential thaw in U.S. relations with Venezuela, Cuba .
Obama: Cuba's apparent willingness to discuss human rights "a sign of progress"
Cuba was topic at weekend summit, though not represented there .
Obama: Using diplomacy, development aid in "more intelligent ways" important . | [
"PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (CNN) -- President Obama said Sunday the 34-nation Summit of the Americas was a \"very productive\" meeting that proved hemispheric progress is possible if countries set aside \"stale debates and old ideologies.\" President Obama addresses reporters before leaving Trinidad for W... |
b497b789786c40b685f15735900b4552b3c1a0e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan is uncle of the groom .
Dahlan did not attend the wedding in Gaza .
The cause of the explosion is not known .
Hamas says Dahlan has sought to assassinate its leader Ismail Haniya . | [
"GAZA CITY (CNN) -- A large explosion late Tuesday at a wedding party for relatives of a Fatah leader injured at least 50 people in Gaza, Palestinian medical sources said. A bomb Tuesday injured relatives of Mohammed Dahlan, the Palestinian Authority's national security adviser. Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan, the un... |
53563f4d65c8cbecfa9b5429861fecb529a683c0 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Marine Corps bans Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites .
Order, issued Monday, states that information on the sites poses a security risk .
The Marines' ban is effective immediately and will last a year .
U.S. Army recently ordered all U.S. bases to provide access to Facebook . | [
"(WIRED) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately. The Marine Corps fears that social media sites such as Facebook could pose a security risk. \"These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and con... |
217a844f1c4cf382f826039cc619c743c8e7c35c | Summarize the following news article. | Richard Strandlof said he survived 9/11 Pentagon attack, Iraq bombing .
In June, Strandlof admitted he lied .
Penalty for stolen valor is up to one year in jail, up to $100,000 fine .
Strandlof formed Colorado Veterans Alliance . | [
"(CNN) -- Richard Strandlof said he survived the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon. He said he survived again when a roadside bomb went off in Iraq, killing four fellow Marines. He'd point to his head and tell people he had a metal plate, collateral damage from the explosion. Richard Strandlof says he didn't mean to cau... |
8e82a0163692513d97ae165bdb07937580300df1 | Summarize the following news article. | Resort owner makes electricity with water the temperature of a cup of coffee .
Alaskan entrepreneur goes from diesel to geothermal, saving $625K in 3 years .
He invented portable geothermal generator that he says can power 250 homes .
MIT: Most of U.S. can be transformed into a huge geothermal power zone . | [
"(CNN) -- Hidden under a quaint resort 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, lies a treasure trove of potential energy that's free and available 24/7. \"Imagineer\" Bernie Karl and his wife, Connie, own Chena Hot Springs Resort near Fairbanks, Alaska. Alaskan entrepreneur Bernie Karl has pioneered modern technol... |
f085e25e1b25861448039701a5cfe6f64c6d396b | Summarize the following news article. | Long Island storekeeper Mohammad Sohail faces man wielding baseball bat .
Sohail grabs shotgun; stunned man begins to cry, says he has no food at home .
Man's story tugs at Sohail's heartstrings, and he offers man money, bread, milk .
After act of compassion, man says he wants to become a Muslim like Sohail . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A potential victim became a compassionate counselor during a recent robbery attempt, changing the would-be criminal's mind -- and apparently his religion. Surveillance video shows storekeeper Mohammad Sohail holding a robber at bay with a shotgun. Storekeeper Mohammad Sohail was closing up his L... |
2d6f3bd8af741372acfdf95c9feb10df3d0236c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch at Fort Hood had blunt conversation with Army wife over priorities .
He instituted a family-first program, including orders to be home for dinner by 6 .
Fewer accidents, stress and suicides at largest Army base in U.S. now reported .
"Suicide prevention board" meets weekly; Lynch usually chairs . | [
"FORT HOOD, Texas (CNN) -- Families of tens of thousands of soldiers based at Fort Hood have one military wife to thank for a more normal routine at the base. A blunt conversation with an Army wife started Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch on the path toward his family-first policies. When Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch first took over as... |
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