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393a733f9de03f4e75182aab00be57cb5a2ed203 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqi prime minister says attacks require "re-evaluation" of security plans .
Death toll from six Baghdad blasts rises to 95; hundreds injured .
Attacks make Wednesday the deadliest day since Iraqis took charge of security .
Two men believed to be al Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders arrested, official says . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital within one hour Wednesday, killing at least 95 people and wounding 563 others, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. People gather outside the Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Wednesday in a residential area in Baghdad. The six explosions marked the co... |
4e6c385a259661e2d6afbcb68291c9f4d0d99211 | Summarize the following news article. | UNICEF's South Asia spokesman order to leave Sri Lanka by September 21 .
Sri Lankan government accuses James Elder of spreading propaganda .
Elder has often spoken about UNICEF's concern for children in Sri Lanka . | [
"(CNN) -- The expulsion of a U.N. official from Sri Lanka is final and he has to leave the country by September 21, the government has told the agency. James Elder, spokesman for UNICEF in Sri Lanka has until September 21 to leave the country. Officials with the United Nations Children's Fund met with Sri Lankan of... |
b6060c602d01643adc500128eba223dfbbc57c14 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Driver fatigue, poor road conditions may have been factors .
The bus had left the city of Arequipa about seven hours earlier .
Injuries range from severe head and back injuries to minor scrapes .
The tour bus plunged into a ravine in a mountainous region near Cuzco . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 40 people died and 20 were injured early Thursday morning when a bus plunged into a ravine in a mountainous region near Cuzco, Peru, authorities said. The bus crashed about 5:30 a.m. near the town of Espinar, Peru, Lt. Edilberto Tunquipa of the Espinar fire department said. Interviews with surviv... |
267c91b0b3e9e7658749b687da10cc10884f7e2a | Summarize the following news article. | Owners of Swedish cash depot offer £1M reward for information on heist .
Thieves believed to have stolen the equivalent of several million dollars .
Armed thieves used a stolen helicopter during the raid . | [
"The company that owns a cash depot targeted in a daring helicopter raid this week said Friday it is offering a reward of more than $1 million for information about the heist. A police Swat team enter a G4S cash depot in Vastberga, Stockholm. G4S said it is offering up to 7 million Swedish kronor ($1.01 million) fo... |
3b225b81dc3093763448f25c267ae55417988faf | Summarize the following news article. | This month, the America's Cup -- the oldest sporting trophy in the world .
Interviews with America's Dennis Connor and New Zealand's Russell Coutts .
An exclusive one-to-one with U.S. billionaire Larry Ellison of BMW Oracle Racing .
Presenter Shirley Robertson sails on BMW Oracle Racing team's multihull yacht . | [
"(CNN) -- The America's Cup is the oldest sporting trophy in the world, first held in 1851, forty-five years before the incarnation of the modern Olympic Games. The \"Auld Mug\" as it is known in the sport of sailing has attracted some of the world's most powerful men to create teams and invest millions to try and ... |
1be76c53b888e062b552870453a0b9a2c420b090 | Summarize the following news article. | Somalian supermodel and human rights activist .
Campaigns against female genital mutilation; suffered circumcision age just five .
Fled from Somali to UK as a teenager; spotted by fashion photographer .
Set up Waris Dirie Foundation in 2002; received numerous award for her work . | [
"(CNN) -- Somalian supermodel Waris Dirie has graced the pages of glossy magazines and starred opposite 007 as a Bond Girl. Face for change: Dirie is a tireless campaigner against FGM. But her glamorous appearances on catwalks and in magazines and films belies the personal battles Dirie has had to overcome. Dirie i... |
d1011f214edd185be85b66bcd8385acbc872ba96 | Summarize the following news article. | Georgia couple put their 13 horses were in barns or on high ground before flooding .
Couple scrambled to move some horses as barn flooded early Monday .
By daylight, other horses in neck-deep water; family helped two swim away .
Three horses later found dead; three others unaccounted for . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- At least three horses -- two yearlings and a mare -- were among the victims of the flood that inundated much of Georgia Monday. Floodwaters hit the ranch of Ed and Nancy Wellham on Monday. At least three horses died there. Jerrie Self said she called her parents, Ed and Nancy Wellham, on ... |
e5e6e7d99aa6f722f18d14b675a029046126b3d1 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama looks back on first year in office .
He says he's not satisfied with high unemployment .
"I don't pat myself on the back," Obama says .
But, he says, "I can make hard decisions, even when they're not popular" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama said he wouldn't pat himself on the back for his first year in office, but said Wednesday he showed he can make tough decisions that were unpopular. In a year-end interview with PBS, Obama said he was \"entirely dissatisfied\" with the high unemployment rate still facing Americ... |
59da58dd64db6def67b55cc98056f4914e205e77 | Summarize the following news article. | Grammy winner held at Los Angeles International Airport .
He is accused of possessing illegal drugs, paraphernalia .
His best-known hit is "Gangsta's Paradise" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a spokeswoman for the airport. Coolio's \"Gangsta's Paradise\" was used in the movie \"Dangerous Minds.\" Coolio, ... |
5a33e07dc8e7e88d32aef75649afc3cae8c73576 | Summarize the following news article. | "Our relationship will never be fixed," Jon Gosselin says in a television interview .
Jon and Kate Gosselin have been going through a bitter break-up .
The pair star in the reality TV show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- In a sound-bite sure to be re-watched in years to come by the eight kids Jon and Kate Gosselin have brought into the world, Jon Gosselin told Good Morning America, \"I despise her.\" Jon Gosselin speaks out about his bitter break-up with his wife in a new television interview. Kate, said ... |
d2dfff1e649dc1d6e59ddf9a4e1f6e9cc7c8c311 | Summarize the following news article. | Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo underwent prostate surgery Friday .
Lugo will remain in the hospital for a few days and then recuperate in the presidential residency .
Lugo is a former priest who has been involved in several paternity controversies in past year . | [
"Asuncion, Paraguay (CNN) -- Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo underwent prostate surgery early Friday, his spokesman said. The surgery, which was performed at the Italian Hospital in Asuncion, had been scheduled for weeks, spokesman Augusto dos Santos told reporters. The procedure was performed under local anesth... |
7cbf653ed16c88dee74a8b0ebcc3556c31d1faa9 | Summarize the following news article. | Washington reviewing claims that money is being diverted to militant group .
U.N. estimates 60 percent of people who need aid live in militant-controlled areas .
Millions could run out of food in the next few weeks, U.N. says . | [
"GAALKACYO, Somalia (CNN) -- The U.S. government is delaying \"tens of millions\" of dollars in crucial humanitarian aid over concerns that the money is being diverted to a notorious militant group, a senior U.N. official said. Al-Shabaab militants ride through Mogadishu, Somalia, after a religious gathering in Se... |
923a41b27dd1e4ddad19585383df7e03d1710c0c | Summarize the following news article. | Police arrest man who blamed carjacker for wife's death .
Ryan Holness told police he and wife were assaulted on trip to Maryland .
Police say information Holness provided did not match witness statements, evidence . | [
"(CNN) -- A man who told Maryland State Police that his wife was killed by a carjacker early Friday morning has been charged in her death. Ryan Holness, 28, was charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of Serika Dunkley Holness, 26, according to Maryland police. Her body was found about 6 a.m. Frid... |
12ce9072610bbba5625fd367b06ca295c40a1048 | Summarize the following news article. | Suspect Said Rehou allegedly held indoctrination sessions .
Madrid bombings killed 191 people in March 2004 .
Casablanca bombings in 2003 killed 33 bystanders and 12 suicide bombers . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Moroccan man wanted for links to the Madrid train bombings in 2004 was brought to Spain from France on Wednesday, a Spanish police statement said. A photograph showing Moroccan-born suspect Said Rehou. The suspect, Said Rehou, 27, born in Casablanca, Morocco, allegedly held indoctrination ... |
9e07045668586b9f5c1ca4531030f97aa2ff382d | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama says health care overhaul, economic recovery go hand in hand .
Economists point to some signs economy is recovering .
Better economy may ease push to overhaul health care, some observers say .
Health care failed under President Clinton in '90s, took back burner on the agenda . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama built his push for a sweeping overhaul of the health care system on the premise that reform is essential for economic recovery. President Obama has said overhauling health care is a key part of economic recovery. But with some economists saying the recession shows signs of ending, will tha... |
3efc54831c48aa00c8eaf2f35536a9258b652761 | Summarize the following news article. | Factory had refused to take milk from Mugabe family farm .
Nestle says Mugabe government has pledged not to interfere with business .
Factory employs more than 200 people . | [
"Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Nestle, one of the world's largest food companies, has reopened its factory in Zimbabwe after receiving assurances from the government that its business will not be interfered with again, an official with the Swiss-based company said Tuesday. The company shut its Harare factory last month... |
9094b997642c33043857cab0711e7ad7deab536e | Summarize the following news article. | Films full of life-affirming moments include "Casablanca," "Silent Running"
"It's a Wonderful Life" tops list from "The Screening Room"
List by no means complete; send us yours . | [
"(CNN) -- They might make you punch the air or bring a tear to your eye: this month on the Screening Room, we've picked our top ten life-affirming moments from the movies. Our number one: Jimmy Stewart discovers life is sweet in \"It's A Wonderful Life\" From heartwarming classics to instant blockbusters, these are... |
980ee1fca26dff0e70aeb57f3a26d7f974d419aa | Summarize the following news article. | Obama to meet with national security team Wednesday, Friday on Afghanistan .
Military officers have varying assessments on whether more U.S. troops needed .
President will make a new health care push Monday from the White House .
The first new Supreme Court term of the Obama presidency kicks off . | [
"To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday Memo . Should the U.S. expand its forces in Afghanistan? That will be the debate this week. (CNN) -- What you'll see in Washington in this week is a White House focus on health care and jobs. What you won't see -- or see much of, a... |
f7ea73ebf5699cddb1888e2eb50f41a01e91be73 | Summarize the following news article. | Taliban issues a new code of conduct to show it is a disciplined force .
Code outlines rules to limit suicide attacks and civilian casualties .
U.S. and Afghan officials dismiss rules as propaganda and hypocritical . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A new Taliban military \"code of conduct\" calls for restrictions on suicide attacks aimed at avoiding the killing of civilians, but U.S. and Afghan military officials dismissed the document as propaganda, calling it hypocritical. A Pakistani looks at a bus set on fire by Taliban milit... |
c9e54303cd3bac4d133ba601c8ef16b43226ec40 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Florida governor declares state of emergency to protect crops .
Atlantic, Iowa, breaks record low set in 1958 with minus 29 degree temperature .
Homeless man found frozen to death in Kansas City, Missouri .
Winter storm warnings north, hard freeze warnings south . | [
"(CNN) -- Another band of frigid weather will blanket the eastern two-thirds of the nation Wednesday, battering states already dealing with record-low temperatures that have been blamed for at least five deaths. The system will bring blistering cold weather and winds across the country, including many states not us... |
ecc920c017bb7d3f671b5a3a3c0ed84f831c9c33 | Summarize the following news article. | Thursday is second World Autism Awareness Day .
In last 365 days, no cause or cure found, but baby steps made along the way .
Special vaccine court ruled in three test cases, found no link with autism .
Researchers look to environmental causes; parents look for insurance coverage . | [
"(CNN) -- William Searing is an Eagle Scout who loves hiking, adventure, art and sports. At age 19, he's in an education program that bridges the gap from high school to getting a job. Wil has autism. Doctors diagnosed Wil Searing, 19, with autism when was 18 months old. The neurological disorder was diagnosed when... |
a1f6823de52877e8240452bce385d05564ffc6f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Discover some of the topics addressed by the U.N. General Assembly .
Witness the impact of severe flooding across the southeastern U.S.
Consider different opinions on how to fight the war in Afghanistan . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- September 23, 2009 . Quick Guide . Leaders Talk Climate Change - Discover some of the topics addressed by the U.N. General Assembly. Southeast Flooding - Witness the impact of severe flooding across the southeastern U.S. Troops in Afghanistan - Consider different opinions on how to fight the ... |
05c540c527d2373b919bf6b7ec0103b3e9d6da82 | Summarize the following news article. | Fish Wish program allows veterans with disabilities to swim with sharks .
Program is open to the public, but waiting list is long and cost is $290 .
Veterans report feeling "equal" in the weightless environment of water . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Retired Army Spc. Scott Winkler had many scary encounters while serving in Iraq, but they were nothing compared with his recent experience at the world's largest aquarium: swimming alongside a massive whale shark. Ret. Army Spc. Scott Winkler, 35, was paralyzed five years ago during an ac... |
3bc041c928f3d92a6772df8bd2bd18c83bb652a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Sleep problems affect more than a third of Americans in a given year, expert says .
If you drink caffeine at noon, it's still in your system at 8 or 10 p.m., studies say .
Avoid eating and exercising three hours before bed if you have sleep problems .
Long-term sleep problems may exacerbate other chronic medical condit... | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It's the middle of the night and Steven Ford is wide awake. Insomniac Steven Ford says he needs to find a better way to wind down after a long day on the job. \"I toss and turn and watch the clock, sometimes at 3 in the morning, 2 in the morning,\" lamented Ford, 44, a commercial sign ins... |
64c98bf8f315a4174974045589af95ab79f3470f | Summarize the following news article. | More than 1.5 million people have been infected in the U.S.
Symptoms typically develop between three and 14 days after being bitten .
High fever, headaches, body aches and severe fatigue are a few symptoms .
Best way to stop the spread of West Nile virus is through prevention . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- All Lyle Petersen wanted to do was get his mail. Lyle Petersen, a CDC expert who was infected with West Nile virus, says, \"it will ruin your summer.\" In the time it took him to walk down his driveway in Fort Collins, Colorado, chat briefly with a neighbor and return to his house, Peter... |
c274e151dcc5025854539614b2c6e331a29d3d0b | Summarize the following news article. | Special-needs baseball league near Atlanta has nearly 300 children .
Some players use a wheelchair, but others are ambulatory .
Field is made of a rubberized material that allows wheelchairs to move more easily .
There are no umpires, and no one really keeps score . | [
"LOGANVILLE, Georgia (CNN) -- The crowd cheered as Morgan Lawless faced her first pitch of the fall baseball season. Morgan Lawless, who has cerebral palsy, plays baseball at Bay Creek Park near Atlanta, Georgia. The 14-year-old middle-school student clenched her teeth as she swung the bat into a single. Instead of... |
9afcefd2944149fff4d5b74f5b26a39288b7cd59 | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama calls for review on how chemicals got on plane .
Suspect had shoulder bag, went through normal check-in process in Nigeria .
Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, had his passport and U.S. visa scanned .
His bag went through X-ray screening machine, and he was checked at gate . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama has ordered a review of security screening processes after Friday's botched terror attack on a U.S. airliner, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday. Appearing on the ABC program \"This Week\" and the NBC program \"Meet the Press,\" Gibbs said Obama is receiving regular brie... |
ffcc2bca117221d3d8d277fe0181f97e46401832 | Summarize the following news article. | Federal Flight Deck Officers were to lose certification effective midnight tonight .
Certifications have been extended for six months "in light of recent events," official says .
Officials have said there are more FFDOs than federal air marshals, number is classified .
Pilot organization concerned that limited budget w... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday extended permission for hundreds of pilots to carry firearms -- just hours before their certification to carry the weapons was to expire, according to an organization which represents the pilots. \"A few hundred\" Federal Flight Deck Officers -- o... |
55bc20945f0452219d8a4500581d0a632c187f71 | Summarize the following news article. | NORAD: Two F-16s dispatched Friday on reports of unruly passenger aboard AirTran flight .
Passenger was belligerent, wouldn't leave bathroom, airline spokesman says .
Atlanta-to-San Francisco flight was diverted to Colorado Springs, Colorado .
Fighters escorted jet bound for Hawaii back to Oregon on Wednesday in simila... | [
"(CNN) -- In the second such incident in three days, fighter jets escorted a diverted commercial flight on Friday after an unruly passenger caused alarm onboard. The military sent up two F-16s in response to reports of an unruly passenger aboard AirTran Flight 39, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said ... |
4db83bed0820c33ab7bd0bd8cddec247aeb5f20f | Summarize the following news article. | Newly FDA-approved Latisse promises to thicken, darken and lengthen lashes .
Latisse contains compound also found in glaucoma medicine .
Patients using that medicine had increased eyelash growth .
Drawbacks include dry and red eyes, darkening around lash line and high price . | [
"ALPHARETTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Soft music filled the room as waiters served white wine and hors d'oeuvres. Two dozen well-dressed women chatted in small groups. Mary Johnson, 56, who lost most of her lashes during chemotherapy, was excited to give Latisse a try. But, this was no ordinary cocktail party. The setting ... |
5868949dddaee2a1a774f970071a8ed5528bc634 | Summarize the following news article. | Sada Jacobson, world champion fencer, is happy to serve as a role model for kids .
Jacobson: Fencing is an asymmetrical workout, with body in unnatural position .
Fencing is "physical chess" where brain must strategize during a match . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Sada Jacobson may be a world champion fencer with three Olympic medals, but dressed in a T-shirt and sweats, she looked like any other student getting a lesson at the gym. Olympic medalist Sada Jacobson says \"a little hard work, a little luck and some guidance\" makes a champion. She gr... |
4a265bb18f6ae79101ed22d04c1de01424f340ef | Summarize the following news article. | 8-year-old left unable to speak normally by a rare virus in his voice box .
Lesions in a condition called recurrent papillomatosis are caused by HPV .
An estimated 20,000 children and adults in the U.S. suffer from the disease .
The condition can create serious breathing problems if left untreated. | [
"KENNESAW, Georgia (CNN) -- Singing \"Frosty the Snowman\" and \"Jingle Bells\" may not seem like a big deal to most third-graders, but for Joey Finley, 8, doctors say it's a miracle. Joey Finley, 8, suffers from a rare condition that can prevent people from speaking normally. The blond, freckle-faced boy was unabl... |
16a3d34d25b082a66aa649859463e2d4830aa932 | Summarize the following news article. | Stanford University study finds that running did not damage joints in aging runners .
Runners still need to take precautions: Don't run with injuries, wear proper shoes .
Aging runners less likely to die from certain ailments, study says . | [
"(CNN) -- Amanda Wagner and Jessica Tuttle turn 50 this year, but they're not letting age hold them back from their favorite exercise: running. They've been lacing up their running shoes since their teens and show few signs of slowing down. Research on older runners suggests they may not have to. Jessica Tuttle, 50... |
4e7dc6bdb460ff8b7c0b309fda7f58dcc2c8c01a | Summarize the following news article. | Ringling Brothers' "Blind-Touch Tour" gives visually impaired kids circus experience .
Children get close-up performance, chance to try out costumes and equipment .
Parents say it helps the kids understand and enjoy the circus . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- An enormous Asian elephant stepped out from behind a big red curtain at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Atlanta, Georgia. Eli Hummer, 3, gets to try out an oversized motorbike at the circus. An audience of 20 pre-schoolers clapped and squealed as the elephant was handed a... |
4a9f648053a9b94ce00082a550d44604ddda15ad | Summarize the following news article. | HHS estimate: 30 percent of all kids grades 6-10 are bullied or have bullied annually .
Bullying usually occurs in places not monitored by adults .
Symptoms: personality changes, especially anxiety, sadness, withdrawal .
Expert: Calling the bully's parents "never a point of resolution" | [
"SMYRNA, Georgia (CNN) -- A week before the start of the new school year, principal Denise Magee roamed the hallways of Campbell Middle School in Smyrna, Georgia, preparing for battle. Middle-school principal Denise Magee says a best-case scenario would be a school year without bullying. The adversary? Preteen and ... |
e05948a66089c5accb9f645885112ca664f0be82 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sebastian Pinera, Eduardo Frei will face off in a runoff in Chile's presidential election .
NEW: With over 98 percent of polling stations counted, Pinera held 44 % of vote to Frei's 30% .
NEW: Enriquez-Ominami got 20 percent of the vote, splitting votes for ruling party .
Candidate Jorge Arrate of the Communist Pa... | [
"(CNN) -- A conservative billionaire businessman and a former center-left president will face off in a runoff election in Chile's presidential race, based on official early results released Sunday. With more than 98 percent of polling stations counted, billionaire businessman Sebastian Pinera led ex-president Eduar... |
712a67c07eab6cece84a77f6cc010d66a876a5e8 | Summarize the following news article. | ADD and ADHD compound the problem of teen car accident deaths, experts say .
Drivers with ADHD have a greater tendency to speed .
People with ADD are more sensitive to the effects of alcohol .
ADD or ADHD teens should stay in a learner's permit program longer, experts say . | [
"It was hard to miss the bright yellow Student Driver bumper sticker on the back of the car driven by Tosha Mulligan. Tosha Mullgian, 19, has attention deficit disorder. She says her mind wanders when she drives. Getting a driver's license is a rite of passage for many teenagers, but the process was a bit more chal... |
729beb914352218eb4a4f51d6492dcc6c57d2dbc | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly 6 million Americans suffer from a chronic illness called fibromyalgia .
Symptoms include fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression and headaches .
Experts aren't sure what causes it; often misdiagnosed .
It's estimated that up to 90 percent of patients are women . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but at any given moment Dana Poole hurts all over. Dana Poole, left, feels aches all over at any given moment from a condition called fibromyalgia. \"It's kind of like a burning, but an ache. It's almost like you have the flu,\" said Poole, 31, a re... |
9c9b7e1831ea54995442f47080dae9faa8d07c1e | Summarize the following news article. | Ferrari believe F1 legend Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement .
President Luca di Montezemolo says seven-time world champion will join Mercedes .
The 40-year-old was unable to make comeback with Ferrari due to neck injury .
The German told Di Montezemolo there is a strong chance he will sign for Mercedes . | [
"(CNN) -- Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has revealed that he believes seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement and join the new Mercedes team. The German has been a consultant with Ferrari, for whom he won five of his drivers' crowns, since he ended his career in ... |
bb1240255a526c671a500310b7bda6513f2bc84f | Summarize the following news article. | American Airlines plane overran runway, crashed into fence near Kingston, Jamaica .
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are reviewing flight data recorder .
Five people remain hospitalized after accident . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Investigators are reviewing the flight data recorder from American Airlines Flight 331, the plane that overran a runway this week near Kingston, Jamaica, and crashed into a fence. A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said Thursday that the recorder arrived in the agency's Washingto... |
b8fb696a305206d6f582e51373651a9e3a8b1a15 | Summarize the following news article. | New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo extends lead in Sydney-Hobart yacht race on Sunday .
Skipper Neville Crichton takes advantage of a break in light weather conditions in morning .
Second-placed ICAP Leopard and Wild Oats XI fail to catch breeze in 628 nautical mile event .
Australian record-holder Wild Oats bidding for fifth... | [
"(CNN) -- New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo took advantage of a break in light weather conditions to steal a march on its rivals in the annual Sydney-Hobart yacht race off the south-east coast of Australia on Sunday. Skipper Neville Crichton's 100-foot vessel has led since leaving Sydney Heads, and moved more than 10 na... |
5513efe209622bed129b7c6d36f5916b823db100 | Summarize the following news article. | Rage Against The Machine heading for UK Christmas number-one .
1992 song "Killing in the Name" set to beat Simon Cowell's latest protege .
Paul McCartney says U.S. rock group chart success "would be funny" | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Simon Cowell's stranglehold on the British Christmas record charts looks as though it might be coming to an end. The talent show judge's latest protege and winner of British TV talent show \"The X Factor,\" Joe McElderry is currently lagging behind heavy-rock group Rage Against The Machine... |
f26220c86b309f3189abb62fb1f62cdc4a71ab94 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities are investigating Jacques Chirac over alleged corruption charges .
Officials believe the alleged charges stem from his time as Mayor of Paris .
Chirac could face a five-year prison sentence and a $107,500 fine .
The former president denies the allegations . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- Former French President Jacques Chirac has been placed under investigation for allegations stemming from his time as mayor of Paris, his office said Friday. A judge in Nanterre, near Paris, questioned Chirac Friday morning over the employment of seven people who were hired by the city of Par... |
7400a06ec0fbd453b3cf925b75dc1469b74991bd | Summarize the following news article. | Rangers four points clear despite conceding fastest goal in Scottish Premier League history .
Anthony Stokes puts Hibernian ahead after 12.4 seconds but Rangers still win 4-1 .
Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra will miss derby with Celtic due to African Nations Cup .
United States winger DaMarcus Beasley out with thigh... | [
"(CNN) -- Rangers restored their four-point lead over Celtic despite conceding the fastest goal in Scottish Premier League history on Sunday. The Glasgow side went behind after only 12.4 seconds as Hibernian striker Anthony Stokes surpassed the previous mark set by Saulius Mikoliunas for Edinburgh rivals Hearts bac... |
eec25f8a047994c9636c026cf02c72642b353182 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. joins an effort to mobilize "fast-start" funding for developing counties.
Talks intended to agree a global limits on carbon emissions to replace Kyoto .
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to join the talks Friday .
Japan, EU pledge more than $20 billion in climate aid to developing nations . | [
"Copenhagen, Denmark (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday warned participants in the climate change conference in Copenhagen that they are \"running out of time\" to reach an agreement on what to do about global warming. Critics say those attending the United Nations Climate Change Conferenc... |
c0e2d00bcef18a3aba83c7b7d6aef31ac2db6d06 | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme court lifts restraining order keeping boy in Brazil .
David Goldman has been locked in a legal battle over his 9-year-old son, Sean .
Goldman's wife took Sean from New Jersey to Rio de Janeiro for two weeks, never returned .
Bruna Bianchi remarried, later died in childbirth; Sean has lived with her family since... | [
"(CNN) -- The chief justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of an American father in an international custody battle. The ruling by Chief Justice Gilmar Mendes will reunite a 9-year-old boy with his father, David Goldman, who has been locked in a custody battle with the family of the boy's de... |
6d132e19242bcc5d25032d6a726486970190d059 | Summarize the following news article. | Eurostar trying to get about 500 people in "emergency situations" out of London, spokesman says .
Tests Sunday are "to better understand problems that have been occurring," company says .
Eurostar not taking any new bookings until after Christmas, company announced .
Cancellation of England-to-France express train serv... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Eurostar is running tests to try to figure out what caused an \"unprecedented\" six trains to break down, forcing the company to cancel all services this weekend, a spokeswoman said Sunday. The company announced later that Monday service will be halted as well to allow for more test runs. ... |
15aeafafbf97b55fea2653871ccdd2b59576417b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Boy at center of custody dispute may be allowed to go to U.S., family says .
U.S. lawmaker says man plans to appeal ruling to Brazil's Supreme Court .
Ex-wife took son to Brazil in 2004, never returned him to New Jersey .
She died in childbirth; boy's stepfather says he should stay in Brazil . | [
"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- An American man fighting for custody of his 9-year-old son has been invited to spend Christmas with the boy's Brazilian family, the family's attorney said Friday. David Goldman has been locked in a legal battle over custody of his son, Sean Goldman, with the family of the boy's dec... |
841484cec618f463d723db3d5e97814ecc614938 | Summarize the following news article. | Christopher Drotleff, Justin Cannon charged with murder, attempted murder .
Charges relate to two shooting deaths in Kabul, Afghanistan, in May .
Drotleff, Cannon were security contractors for company formerly known as Blackwater .
May 5 incident began with auto collision; men say vehicle then aimed for them . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Two men who worked as security contractors for the company formerly known as Blackwater have been charged with murder in the killings of two Afghan men, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Christopher Drotleff and Justin Cannon are charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one cou... |
067882c406e8f245cae144a9f7b39b86d124e843 | Summarize the following news article. | Passengers angry as train services between England and France canceled for third day .
Thousands stranded in England and France after services under English Channel suspended since breakdowns Friday .
Company hopes to resume two-thirds service Tuesday .
Work under way to "enhance snow screens, snow shields in power car... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Passengers on Monday vented their fury at Eurostar management as train services between England and France were canceled for a third day, leaving thousands stranded. The cross-Channel operator said a partial train service would resume Tuesday but that was little comfort to many. \"It's sha... |
47bab8eb9a684a4f9e8c87af240adc2ee7cb8806 | Summarize the following news article. | Police are searching for a sign that was stolen from Auschwitz .
The sign read "Work Sets You Free" or "Albeit Macht Frei"
Police believe this was a planned theft that required several people . | [
"(CNN) -- A sign synonymous with the Nazi work camps of World War II was stolen overnight from the Auschwitz Concentration Camp memorial in Poland, police said Friday. Police were \"alerted at 5 a.m. local time on Friday by museum guards\" that the infamous sign reading \"Arbeit Macht Frei\" -- \"Work Sets You Free... |
3aa1767270af7aa07d37de5be651cf8bd0097fef | Summarize the following news article. | Felipe Massa will be in Brazil for home Formula One grand prix on October 18 .
The Ferrari driver is a special guest to wave the chequered flag at Interlagos .
Massa is recovering from surgery after accident in qualifying for Hungarian GP . | [
"(CNN) -- Ferrari driver Felipe Massa will be in Brazil for his home Formula One grand prix on October 18 -- as a special guest to wave the chequered flag. Felipe Massa is still hopeful of competing in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November. Massa is currently on the road to recovery after requiring lif... |
5d34668e915cd0ae52cdc1822c7b4ff97039c37c | Summarize the following news article. | Declaration will make it easier to get food to those in need, president says .
President Alvaro Colom says Guatemala welcomes aid from international community .
Guatemala has highest rate of malnutrition in Latin America, U.N. says .
Colom blames food problems on drought, global warming, economic crisis . | [
"(CNN) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of national calamity because so many citizens do not have food or proper nutrition. Sisters Vidalia, left, and Maribel Agustin, who suffer from malnutrition, sit at a shelter in Guatemala in August. Speaking in a nationally televised address late Tues... |
fcef480b7623a29556013afe6aa971c2a65fb051 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan's Supreme Court declares amnesty protecting politicians is unconstitutional .
Politicians, including President Asif Ali Zardari, were protected from corruption, criminal charges .
Amnesty, passed in 2007 under then-President Pervez Musharraf, expired last month .
As president, Zardari still has immunity from p... | [
"(CNN) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court declared on Wednesday that an amnesty that had protected politicians, including President Asif Ali Zardari, from corruption and criminal charges, was unconstitutional. The 17-judge court invalidated the National Reconciliation Order, saying in its ruling that the amnesty \"seems t... |
1f9e2ec0b4462d76efa767f93a3285b210462c9b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: FBI: Probe so far shows Fort Hood attack wasn't part of a broader terrorist plot .
Investigators check link between suspect, ex-cleric at Virginia mosque .
Online post attributed to cleric praised Hasan as a hero for the Fort Hood attack .
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan awake, says spokesman at hospital where he's being t... | [
"Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- Investigators believe the suspected gunman in last week's massacre at Fort Hood acted alone, but his communications had been flagged by U.S. intelligence agencies in late 2008, the FBI said Monday. The suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, remained in intensive care at Brooke Army Medical Cent... |
6ddc7be07d21ccec66b3b3cc4fb2d156a458f6c8 | Summarize the following news article. | Audit finds 353 requests awaiting digital evidence analysis .
Processing time in some cases is up to nine months, FBI Inspector General says .
FBI's Innocent Images Unit has handled more than 20,000 online cases since 1995 .
FBI acknowledges problems with caseload, says improvements are in place . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Hundreds of investigations of online child sexual exploitation and child pornography have been significantly delayed by backlogs at FBI cybercrime labs, according to a Justice Department report released Friday. FBI Inspector General Glenn Fine says processing time for digital evidence can take ... |
b4cc1622ccf8a61c19c78c35adb10d92668fe337 | Summarize the following news article. | Dorm parent accused of abuse at Oprah Winfrey's South African school .
One mother of student supports Winfrey: "Oprah is an angel"
Allegations under investigation by Americans, South Africans . | [
"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- A mother whose daughter and granddaughter attend Oprah Winfrey's school in South Africa considers the talk-show host heaven-sent, despite allegations of abuse being investigated there. Oprah Winfrey cuts the ribbon at the opening in January of her Leadership Academy in South Afr... |
721a859e94460276623a37632436aa06a68fd616 | Summarize the following news article. | Charges included taking minors across state lines for sex .
Alamo, 75, is founder and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries .
Charges stem from 2008 raided of 15-acre compound near Texarkana, Arkansas . | [
"(CNN) -- Evangelist Tony Alamo is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison after an Arkansas judge sentenced him to 175 years Friday on charges that included taking minors across state lines for sex, according to prosecutors. A jury convicted Alamo in July on 10 federal counts covering offenses that spanned ... |
7d3718d9ae1c7c7515579fb91843db27add28d3b | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, warns of an indication of an attack on Bali on New Year's Eve .
Embassy said warning initially came from Bali governor .
Terrorist groups have carried out repeated attacks on Bali and elsewhere in Indonesia since 2002 . | [
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, warned Thursday of an indication of an attack to Bali on New Year's Eve. The Embassy said the warning initially came from the Bali governor, Mangku Pastika, and that it passed on his alert verbatim. The governor, however, said there was no informa... |
0d37991539a42114a3ebc31d0852a2ab0843979c | Summarize the following news article. | White House had said that about 22 million Bush administration e-mails were missing .
E-mails involve Bush administration's 2006 firing of top federal prosecutors .
White House said during congressional hearings they might have been lost .
Suing watchdog groups will settle lawsuit with the Obama administration . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Computer technicians have recovered about 22 million Bush administration e-mails that the Bush White House had said were missing, two watchdog groups that sued over the documents announced Monday. The e-mails date from 2003 to 2005, and had been \"mislabeled and effectively lost,\" according to... |
c4aa8756085c841503e7648e573ead311ee387d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Officials in Northampton, Massachusetts, say 9 fires have killed 2 people .
5 structures, "numerous cars" burned early Sunday, district attorney says .
Fires reported between 2 and 3:15 a.m., DA says .
Task force of local, state, federal fire officials investigating . | [
"(CNN) -- Local and state authorities in Northampton, Massachusetts, are investigating nine suspicious fires that have killed two people and left residents shaken, officials said Sunday. In just over an hour early Sunday, five structures -- including a single-family residence -- burned, in addition to \"numerous ca... |
cd515531b5ced52b5cd815ab9bc5cd03828c2392 | Summarize the following news article. | Nominee for TSA chief held up by South Carolina senator .
Lawyer for terror suspect familiar with terrorism cases .
10th-grader is youngest player to win national table tennis championship . | [
"(CNN) -- Erroll Southers In the aftermath of the attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253, it is likely the Senate will move to confirm the embattled nomination of Southers as head of the Transportation Security Administration when it returns from its winter recess. Objections to Southers' confirmation were first... |
8d4bb9888a3c4a587c30001e9cdf1a942bf20b1d | Summarize the following news article. | Seasonal flu, H1N1 and common cold will all be around this flu season .
Without testing, a person can't tell seasonal flu from H1N1 flu .
The symptoms of both are more severe than cold symptoms and include fever .
Expert: If you are having respiratory problems or are dehydrated, see your doctor . | [
"(CNN) -- When Tyra Smith's boyfriend, Chris Lewis, first suggested they be guinea pigs in a H1N1 vaccination study in August, she wasn't so crazy about the idea. But then she warmed to it: While she doesn't like needles, she thought she'd help out because she knew H1N1 was a serious virus. To cut your risk of catc... |
0a05b14962b2e73bbff82086762e0e23d32b359f | Summarize the following news article. | Levi Johnston is seeking shared custody of Tripp Palin, now a year old .
Bristol Palin requested that proceedings be closed to prevent a "media circus"
Johnston wanted case kept public to protect himself from ex-fiancee's powerful mom .
Unsealed court documents were published online by the Anchorage Daily News . | [
"(CNN) -- An Alaska judge has denied Bristol Palin's request that her court fight with ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston over custody of their son be kept private to avoid a \"media circus.\" The daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seeking full custody of 1-year-old Tripp, contending that Johnston is too immatur... |
88c5bee10a89123a91f21c51683ec03d8626d0c6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama gets 50.1 percent of the vote .
At stake Saturday were four pledged delegates .
Also on ballot: chairman and vice chairman of Guam's Democratic Party . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama won Guam's Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday by just seven votes, according to a Guam election official. Voters line up Saturday in Dededo, Guam's largest village. With all 21 precincts reporting, Obama finished with 2,264 votes, or 50.1 percent. Sen. Hillary Clinton got 2,257 vo... |
244b2d12f92f4081549ec1a9a81f03684a3f4294 | Summarize the following news article. | Militant group Al-Shabaab imposes strict interpretation of law in areas it controls .
Women violate law by not wearing socks, headscarves and by wearing bras .
"Al-Shabaab dispatched men with whips to the streets," witness says .
Al-Shabaab is considered a terrorist organization by the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- Militants who control parts of Somalia's capital city are beating women in broad daylight for violating their radical brand of Islamic law, according to local officials and witnesses in Mogadishu. \"Just today, Al-Shabaab dispatched men with whips to the streets around Bakara market and they are flogging ... |
3e63f30df0b4f43fe59eb8802814ac6524ebb69b | Summarize the following news article. | Viewer tip led to arrest of man suspected of fatally shooting four relatives on Thanksgiving .
Paul Michael Merhige arrested late Saturday at Florida motel .
Tipster told authorities Merhige had checked into motel under assumed name . | [
"(CNN) -- A tip from a television viewer led to the arrest of a Florida man accused of killing four of his family members on Thanksgiving Day, authorities said early Sunday. Paul M. Merhige is accused of fatally shooting his twin sisters, a 6-year-old cousin and a 79-year-old aunt at a family home in Jupiter, Flori... |
dadbcc0001ffb570e2976205079040f7d13ac65e | Summarize the following news article. | Forty-six members of Congress ask President Obama to revise policy .
White House does not send condolence letters to families of suicide victims .
Obama asked for review of policy, spokesman says .
Policy stigmatizes mental illness, lawmakers say . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama should end a longstanding policy of not writing letters of condolence to families of troops who commit suicide, dozens of lawmakers urged him in a letter Wednesday. The lawmakers warned that \"our armed forces are in the midst of a suicide epidemic.\" U.S. Army statistics show t... |
047c86eb405ce7d29eef0558192cf171b4e9de1f | Summarize the following news article. | Biographical details in posts by "Farouk1986" match reports of Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab's life .
Posts reveal young man who struggled to balance Islam with temptations of the secular world .
"i have no one to speak too, no one to consult, no one to support me...i do not know what to do"
AbdulMutallab is accused of att... | [
"(CNN) -- \"Let me tell you a little about me.\" \"Farouk1986\" introduced himself to a Muslim online community with these words in February 2005. \"My name is Umar but you can call me Farouk,\" the poster continues, detailing biographical information that appears to match the life of Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the... |
9a3addb5cfa20aabf64893627e20dcdb79e9c427 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gustav downgraded to tropical storm .
NEW: About 2 million evacuees urged to stay away while damaged assessed .
800,000 lose electricity, may take weeks to restore, Louisiana governor says .
Watch breaking hurricane news live on CNN.com . | [
"NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Hurricane Gustav didn't pack the wallop of Katrina three years earlier, officials said Monday, but they urged almost 2 million evacuees to stay away from the Gulf Coast for another day. A man walks past a storefront that collapsed as Hurricane Gustav passed through Lafayette, Louisi... |
cc4dc62df97695195e1d7e812e290aaa2268409f | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama was on hand as bodies of soldiers who died in Afghanistan returned home .
DEA agents, U.S. troops were recently killed in helicopter crash .
Eight U.S. soldiers also killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama said Thursday that watching the arrival of 18 flag-draped cases containing bodies of Americans killed in Afghanistan was a \"sobering reminder\" of U.S. sacrifice as he prepares to decide on sending more troops there. At a brief media appearance with visiting Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew o... |
36171b3054885df4cf9ed97c5e7879bc3ed48a76 | Summarize the following news article. | Citrus grower says fate of his fruit is out of his hands .
Cold snap now chilling state is forecast to be unusually long .
Louis Schacht fears oranges and grapefruit could freeze and be ruined . | [
"Vero Beach, Florida (CNN) -- Louis Schacht's family has been growing citrus in Vero Beach, Florida, for 60 years, contributing to a multibillion-dollar industry. But this year, he's worried. The winter weather blasting much of the country has made it to Florida, and the cold front now moving through is expected to... |
cf827b692b65dff6979247414f339b64ebe72bcb | Summarize the following news article. | GAO report finds centers lacking in simple accommodations .
Veterans' agency says it is working hard for improvement .
Aging infrastructure expected to complicate efforts .
Number of women enrolled for care expected to rise 30 percent over five years . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities do not consistently offer the level of services and infrastructure necessary to properly treat the growing number of female veterans, a government investigation concludes. One official says the VA can offer women better medical care than they w... |
4b0f33c05d5000eedc9b996b203d418b8d38ee20 | Summarize the following news article. | Joan Baez has new album, "Day After Tomorrow," produced by Steve Earle .
Baez says causes generate energy, don't leave her wrung out .
Singer says she was unhappy in 20s and 30s, only recently has no stage fright . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Joan Baez is in a celebratory mood. And rightly so: She's survived 50 years in show business. Joan Baez says that her new Steve Earle-produced album was meant to sound like a throwback to the folk era. The legendary singer, who rose to fame during the folk movement of the 1950s and 1960s, is mark... |
29c696f93c23ef72e8537d88a3b19637dd8b36e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Longtime Clinton pal recalls boozy post-election party in '72 .
Newly dating Clinton and Rodham display early political intensity .
Will Texas rev up Clinton's White House bid -- or end it all?
Ex-Clinton official Dee Dee Myers calls Texas "do-or- die test" | [
"AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- Garry Mauro will never forget that night in 1972 when he says Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham ignored the post-election party surrounding them, instead preferring to huddle in a corner and talk about changing the future. Hillary and Bill Clinton worked on George McGovern's 1972 campaign in T... |
86777e3812117006bb140039905326ecddbe15bb | Summarize the following news article. | Police find women in car submerged in pond .
Friend says the missing women called her, were hysterical, mentioned water .
The three students were known to stargaze at lake, father of one tells ABC .
Kyrstin Gemar, Afton Williamson and Ashley Neufeld were last seen Sunday night . | [
"(CNN) -- The bodies of three students at a North Dakota university who had been missing since Sunday were found Tuesday in a vehicle submerged in a pond near their school, police said. The discovery came Tuesday afternoon after a search team found tire tracks leading to a stock pond for cattle five miles northwest... |
0eceb74253cbb01c34167d38fa9845c44b1d3af7 | Summarize the following news article. | Blind husband and wife team from Mali have become international music stars .
Met at Institute for Young Blind in Bamako in 1977, married three years later .
2005 album brought them crossover fame; opening act for Coldplay before solo tour . | [
"Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are the blind husband and wife team from Mali who first gained widespread international attention in 2005 with their album \"Dimanche a Bamako\". Amadou and Mariam have made the crossover to find international pop success. After writing and performing together since they met at I... |
3b13ed020e933739ef2a2988475fc86cf16684e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Country's ambassador to U.S. says agreement includes some aid to Palau .
Uighurs are native Chinese Muslims .
Palau agrees to take 17 Uighurs from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba .
U.S. wouldn't send Uighur detainees to China due to torture concerns . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to take in 17 Chinese Muslims held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the country's ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. The map shows the Pacific island nation of Palau in relation to China. Details of the transfer are stil... |
9c9e77e832a796a75c6df451270f0e6261636299 | Summarize the following news article. | New Year's e-mail to Israel was a mistake, Iranian officials say .
Iran doesn't recognize Israel .
Iran's soccer federation usually sends greetings to all FIFA members except Israel .
Head of the Iranian federation's foreign relations office resigns . | [
"(CNN) -- The head of Iran's soccer federation issued a public apology and a member of his staff resigned after the federation mistakenly sent a New Year's greeting to its counterpart in Israel, Iranian officials announced Sunday. \"It was a big mistake sending an e-mail to Israel's football federation,\" Ali Kaffa... |
4872125bdb96f745b14fea0f09c3f3773e2fe551 | 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) -- Two Washington Wizards basketball players drew guns on each other during a heated Christmas Eve gambling debt dispute, the New York Post reported Friday. Law enforcement authorities said they were investigating an incident but gave no details. Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Critte... |
65a6a8babd6ac5f7f53aaf7a299f19484bd3c1e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Organization of the Islamic Conference condemns attack on cartoonist .
Somali man attacked home of Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard .
Westergaard known for controversial cartoons of prophet Mohammed . | [
"(CNN) -- The attack on a Danish political cartoonist \"runs totally against the teachings and values of Islam,\" the umbrella organization representing Muslim countries has said. If the attack was a reaction to Kurt Westergaard's drawing of the Muslim prophet Mohammed with a turban shaped as a bomb, \"then it shou... |
42ce6c45ce733f296789b7265b3e11d1fbe12646 | Summarize the following news article. | Mashable's Pete Cashmore ponders what makes a YouTube video a viral smash .
Topping the YouTube charts brings significant value to advertisers and video producers .
Why "cute" works: When a clip makes us happy, we want to share that feeling with others .
The only guarantee of success may be novelty: the unexpected, the... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- YouTube this week announced the biggest viral video sensations of 2009, with Scottish singer Susan Boyle topping the list. The most pressing question for aspiring video creators: How do you repeat that kind of success? Value in views . Topping the YouTube charts brings significant value -... |
267f864f41aae1399a5d7522e729fb6ae0d60007 | Summarize the following news article. | The Starbucks coffee chain announced Tuesday it will shutter 600 stores .
CNN readers respond to the news, exchange divided opinions of the coffee giant .
iReporter FlashBauer58 says as gas prices climb, pricey drink purchases will fall .
iReport.com: Love Starbucks? What about the chain? Share your opinion . | [
"(CNN) -- In an effort to alleviate problems facing the company, Starbucks announced that it will close 600 company-run U.S. stores over the next year. Most of the stores are near another Starbucks and aren't profitable. Nancy Blomquist moved from Georgia to Arizona and sent friends this photo of her first 'housegu... |
bcdfc30ff1f373230c2caf3524076530105dd71f | Summarize the following news article. | Anne Frank would have celebrated her 80th birthday this week .
Frank, 15, died at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland .
Her diary is one of the world's mostly widely-read books .
Like Frank, Eva Schloss and her family fled from Nazi persecution of the Jews . | [
"She told stories, flirted outrageously with boys and was constantly changing her hairstyle. Anne Frank hid with her family in a secret room at her father Otto Frank's office in Amsterdam. It could be the description of almost any young girl growing up in Europe. But this is how Eva Schloss remembers her childhood ... |
71faabb9c7a373c3d0ff1af2f4ca67e371a8356d | Summarize the following news article. | New biography of Flannery O'Connor offers insights on Southern author .
Biographer Brad Gooch: O'Connor's discipline was "inspiring"
Author suffered from lupus, was dead by 39, but left brilliant body of work . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Flannery O'Connor did not expect to become the subject of a biography. She thought the narrow borders of her life -- lived \"between the house and the chicken yard\" -- wouldn't give a writer much to work with. Author Flannery O'Connor (here with two of her peacocks) remains a subj... |
b837832ce00cd8d9f6deb66920a4a3a89e7e7e0c | Summarize the following news article. | Security breach at Sunday evening forces closure of Terminal C for hours .
Man improperly went through security screening; he was never found .
CNN's Alina Cho describes a hectic scene as passengers were rescreened . | [
"Newark, New Jersey (CNN) -- A security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport Sunday evening forced the closure of a terminal for hours while authorities rescreened thousands of passengers. The incident happened at about 5:20 p.m. at Terminal C, when a man walked through an exit on the public side to the ... |
ad96ebe4072a41f69d46bb22eac83c3a23df5335 | Summarize the following news article. | Travel and immigration ban on HIV-positive travelers lifted .
Advocates for HIV-positive people say the new policy was long overdue .
HIV-infected visitors previously had to get a special waiver to obtain a visa . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Foreign nationals who are HIV-positive will find it easier starting Monday to visit the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from the list of diseases that prevent non-U.S. citizens from entering the ... |
1092715ee86b649913fcc9ba352aedf8f330a33b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Hurricane warning issued for the southern Baja California peninsula .
The Category 4 storm is centered off Cabo San Lucas, traveling northwest at 10 mph .
Jimena's sustained winds near 155 mph, but forecasters expect it to pick up speed . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexico issued a hurricane warning for the southern Baja California peninsula Monday in preparation for Hurricane Jimena, a powerful Category 4 storm with winds near 155 mph (250 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters expect Hurricane Jimena to approach the southwestern tip of Baja Cali... |
03843e6113b084b645223150e2d3594f0a381987 | Summarize the following news article. | Iran reportedly plans to launch Tolou satellites into orbit in February and March .
"This satellite ... is a big step for the continued presence of Iran in space," defense chief says .
U.S. State Department had "grave concern" about Iran's first satellite launch this year .
U.S. official: Sateliite launches could lead ... | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran plans to launch satellites into orbit early in the new year, its defense minister told the semi-official Fars news agency Wednesday. \"This satellite, which was built by Iranian scientists, is a big step for the continued presence of Iran in space and for taking advantage of the opportu... |
dfaf329bcdb43027c5ce21dfdfb7bba2f607d2b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Anjem Choudary accuses soldiers of "murderous crimes" in Afghanistan .
He proposes to parade empty coffins through the streets of Wootton Bassett .
English town is where the bodies of war dead are traditionally brought when they return to the UK .
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said there would be "no support" for... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A controversial British Muslim cleric is threatening to stage a march through the town that receives the bodies of British war dead as a protest against the war in Afghanistan, drawing fury and outrage. Anjem Choudary has accused soldiers of \"murderous crimes,\" and said the United States... |
6d0dab8b95b4fae676d87763a10e9044ef58f442 | Summarize the following news article. | Hurricane Jimena downgraded to Category 3, hurricane center says .
Jimena's maximum winds fall to 120 mph, but storm could strengthen .
Hurricane warning covers most of the southern half of the Baja Peninsula .
Tropical Storm Erika forms in eastern Atlantic, National Hurricane Center says . | [
"CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (CNN) -- Hurricane Jimena weakened to a Category 3 storm Tuesday afternoon, but remained dangerous as it bore down on the Mexican peninsula of Baja California, with the resort town of Cabo San Lucas in its path. Jimena bears down Tuesday evening on Baja California, with the resort town of Ca... |
d9c5b55da8f636a208b01d994c9d007b2add39d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Union Unite says it is taking British Airways to court over working changes .
BA wants to impose is a reduction in the number of crew members on flights .
BA plans to impose the changes starting November 16, according to Unite . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Union officials were going to court Thursday in London to try to stop British Airways from imposing contractual changes on its 14,000-member cabin crew. The Unite union said it wants the High Court to issue an injunction against the British carrier to stop \"unfair and unworkable\" changes... |
cd6b63cad6e289cce68c1bbaf4e8317ccc206793 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopens after being closed due to threats by al Qaeda .
U.S. Secretary of State calls Yemen situation a possible threat to regional, global security .
Great Britain closed its embassy in Yemen .
France, Spain, Japan and Germany made changes to enhance embassy security . | [
"(CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Yemen, which was closed over the weekend because of security concerns, reopened Tuesday, a day after Yemeni forces conducted successful security operations. A statement posted on the embassy's Web site said \"successful counter-terrorism operations\" conducted by Yemeni security forces... |
1afa4088ffe321922cac777c45f3840f4993e779 | Summarize the following news article. | Sounds of the past echo through streets of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia .
Curtis Blues is a music preservationist, plays instruments of a past era .
"Busking" is "turning a stranger into a paying customer in just a few seconds"
Human spirit always relates to the blues, music preservationist says . | [
"OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) -- As you walk down Prince Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, it may be easy to forget that it's 2009. Music preservationist Curtis Blues works the streets of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. You might find a wooden-wheeled carriage rolling by, drawn by a mule. Holding the r... |
ac71df24148735f30df9b681bc4be2d7a6caffe1 | Summarize the following news article. | Pipeline of aid backed up as Port-au-Prince airport reopens .
Top priority is to get to survivors and get supplies in as soon as possible .
Aid worker: "The needs are overwhelming at this point in time"
Health concerns grow as bodies begin piling up; tens of thousands left homeless . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- International aid groups were feverishly trying to get supplies into quake-ravaged Haiti on Thursday to prevent the situation from going from \"dire to absolutely catastrophic.\" The search-and-rescue efforts are the top priority. \"The ability to get people out of that rubble is pa... |
15e9e1f85b03dbba4051d9fec1b7ff69aa7f0bd3 | Summarize the following news article. | Profiler: Hasan fits profile of mass murderer better than that of terrorist .
Maj. Nidal Hasan accused of fatally shooting 13, wounding 40 at Fort Hood .
Cleric at mosque Hasan once attended: He was withdrawn after mother's 2001 death . | [
"Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- People who knew and studied Maj. Nidal Hasan say he was a loner who had no luck finding a wife, and a criminal profiler said the Fort Hood shooting suspect fits the profile of a mass murderer better than that of a terrorist. Investigators are searching for any missed \"red flags\" that mi... |
f1deb2560c3ee32b6363402c8b22e19c552ece53 | Summarize the following news article. | Jordanian doctor Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi identified as bomber .
Official: Authorities in Jordan recruited al-Balawi as counterterrorism intelligence .
Blast at U.S. base in Afghanistan killed seven CIA operatives, Jordanian military officer . | [
"(CNN) -- The man identified as the double agent who killed eight people at a U.S. base in Afghanistan was a Jordanian doctor recruited as a counterterrorism intelligence source, a senior Jordanian official said Tuesday. A former U.S. intelligence official identified the suicide bomber Monday as Humam Khalil Abu-Mu... |
f46521c0b6b0b5b6c7adb7cf586947125a642136 | Summarize the following news article. | Senior official: "After any serious incident we evaluate the circumstances"
New security guidance has gone out to U.S. bases across Afghanistan, official says .
Intelligence official: Attack believed to come from "the highest levels" of al Qaeda .
Guidance meant to adjust procedures quickly on a large scale, official s... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In the wake of the suicide bombing at Forward Operating Base Chapman, new security guidance has gone out to U.S. bases across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said. The December 30 suicide attack killed seven CIA officers and contractors, along with a Jordanian military officer who was the ... |
d31eea81a96e05ae01e40dbd84ed7af9937f1204 | Summarize the following news article. | South Africa captain Graeme Smith scores potentially match-winning unbeaten 162 .
Hosts reach 312-2 at stumps on third day of third Test against England at Newlands .
Smith adds 230 for second wicket with Hashim Amla (95), a record for the Cape Town venue .
England were earlier bowled out for 273, a first-innings defic... | [
"(CNN) -- Captain Graeme Smith ground out a potentially match-winning century to put South Africa on top in the third cricket Test against England at Newlands on Tuesday. The left-hander was unbeaten on 162 at stumps on the third day, having added a record 230 for the second wicket with Hashim Amla (95) as the home... |
4f2a1a1c87eafee21ad6c3ad854e13c66ff43658 | Summarize the following news article. | News sent stocks of Hyderabad-based Satyam Computer Services plunging .
Satyam employs 53,000 people and operates in 65 countries .
Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju said balance-sheet padding began years ago .
Raju said no board member was aware of what he was doing . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- The chairman of India's fourth-largest software-services provider resigned Wednesday after confessing to inflating the company's profits for years with \"fictitious\" assets and non-existent cash. Satyam Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju . The news sent stocks of the Hyderabad-based Satyam Compu... |
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