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eb9ef940a3dbbb4662ff2eb869d64e9506ba1b04 | Summarize the following news article. | Among earthquake's destruction were museums, galleries with artistic treasures .
"They're painting their lives. They're recording their history," expert says of Haiti artists .
Artist sifts through rubble to save artwork in order to preserve history . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- High in the hills above the Haitian capital, artist Levoy Exil paints at his terrace studio. The man who began a career using beets, carrots, tomatoes and black beans for paint creates vibrant abstractions of life and nature. A year ago, he infused a celestial oil painting with hues... |
7cd0fbe14a1981f5e89c4cef39f7b00e950d4393 | Summarize the following news article. | Spokesperson: Citizens of Wugang area received calls from members of Falun Gong .
Villagers said they have suffered enough and government's accusation is insulting .
Follows protests from local parents after pollution from local factory left 1,000 kids ill .
China banned Falun Gong in 1999 and has cracked down on pract... | [
"WUGANG, China (CNN) -- Authorities in China's south-central Hunan province are associating disgruntled parents of children stricken by lead poisoning with the outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong. A mother feeds her child in a village near the Wugang Manganese Smelting Plant in Hunan province. \"Citizens of the Wu... |
bcb74d7639a8a79fdd9bb944e51a9de1558e6f94 | Summarize the following news article. | New report says Arctic sea ice will largely disappear in summer within a decade .
Survey captured latest data on ice thickness in Northern part of Beaufort Sea .
Measurements show the ice-floes surveyed were on average 1.8 meters thick .
Scientists warn that Arctic ice melt is likely to set off "powerful climate feedba... | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- New data released Thursday suggests that the Arctic Ocean will be \"largely ice free\" during summer within a decade. As the Arctic sea ice melts, polar bears face extinction. The report, complied by the UK-based Catlin Arctic Survey and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is the latest researc... |
d5b9009ea0ed3c4135c20587609c1ee8a73262c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Human Rights Watch: 200,000 women, girls raped in Eastern Congo since 1998 .
Condition of women more dire as the army fights armed groups in the country .
More than 5 million die in Congo from disease, hunger resulting from fighting .
Congo has taken some measures to try to curb the sexual violence . | [
"(CNN) -- Rape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists said Friday. A Congolese rape victim, left, at the Heal Africa clinic in Goma on August 8, 2009. Anneke van Woudenberg, senio... |
a7c5e1a727a905eeb73211829babf95c141d8c5c | Summarize the following news article. | Apollo 8 came at end of difficult year in world history, 1968 .
Astronauts circled the moon on Christmas Eve; they were first to go that far .
Famous photo of Earth, reading from Genesis ended year on a better note . | [
"(CNN) -- Forty years ago this week, three men in a tiny spacecraft slipped their earthly bonds and traveled where no one else had before, circling the moon 10 times and bringing back an iconic image of a blue-and-white Earth in the distance, solitary but bound as one against the black vastness beyond. Host Nick Cl... |
701df40c916dba0bfe4396d391166fb92fe99b0a | Summarize the following news article. | Manufacturers and pharmacies are reporting a surge in demand for face masks .
It is unknown exactly how much protection a surgical face mask provides .
A more effective type of mask is called an N95, which is expensive .
Doctor: Masks carry both physical and psychological benefits . | [
"(CNN) -- In Mexico City, the government ran out of surgical masks after handing them out to one of every five residents. A mother and son wear face masks as protection from swine flu at Sydney international Airport in Australia. Manufacturers and pharmacies in Europe are also reporting a surge in demand for face m... |
e1320272666b28a0f12a5af50f331ab2e7369ecc | Summarize the following news article. | Six Nations winners Ireland ended the year unbeaten after defeating South Africa 15-10 .
Jonathan Sexton kicked five penalties as world rugby champions lose in Dublin .
New Zealand avenge June's home defeat by France with a 39-12 victory in Paris .
Scotland lose 9-6 at home to Argentina, while Australia triumph 33-12 i... | [
"(CNN) -- Six Nations winners Ireland ended the year unbeaten after defeating world rugby champions South Africa 15-10 in Dublin on Saturday thanks to an assured kicking performance from newcomer Jonathan Sexton. The fly-half, playing only his second international ahead of the veteran Ronan O'Gara, landed five pena... |
d3236e9822293cdd614e5f59f01fbaadcc45703a | Summarize the following news article. | Hundreds of U.S. and Afghan soldiers embark on major operation in Tora Bora .
They are using air, ground strikes to target al Qaeda, Taliban .
Osama bin Laden was once thought to be hiding in remote mountain region .
U.S. Army: No substantiated reports of civilian casualties . | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of U.S. and Afghan soldiers have embarked on a major operation against militants in the eastern Afghan region of Tora Bora, near the border with Pakistan, officials have told CNN. File photo of the remote mountain Tora Bora region on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Air and ground strikes... |
7e6e3c68fc106b48c7c6ac22f73e82eaa7d5b30a | Summarize the following news article. | "Sex and the City" actress Kristin Davis says women need strong shoes .
The actress says her new fashion line fits different types of bodies .
She says "Sex" movie sequel will have characters spending less .
Green will be the hot color in the latest movie, Davis says . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Wearing a plaid green A-line spring skirt from her new fashion line, paired with a black patent leather belt and black leather gladiator sandal stilettos, \"Sex and the City\" actress Kristin Davis is the perfect combination of sweet and fierce when we meet up after her fashion show at th... |
f0af2e26df31eba336d6e3b5f81842f6ebd7ddcb | Summarize the following news article. | President Bush takes last scheduled Air Force One flight to attend ceremony .
Ex-president, a former Navy pilot, tells sailors: I wish I was sitting out there with you .
Also at ceremony: Rice, Cheney, Gates George W. Bush, Laura Bush .
Current president: Carrier "an awesome ship" named after "an awesome man" | [
"(CNN) -- An aircraft carrier named after the first President Bush was commissioned Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia. Former President George H.W. Bush waves aboard the aircraft carrier named after him Saturday. \"Those who are sitting out there, where I was, 65 years ago, preparing to serve aboard your new ship, I wi... |
6c29b084cd0e5f5a5a20c5ef9f1ba83bf4b23acf | Summarize the following news article. | Border city of Juarez last year had more than 1,600 gang killings .
Mayor turns to military to control trafficking, violence .
Opinions vary on whether tactics are working .
Lawyer puts some blame on "materialistic" Americans . | [
"Editor's note: Journalist Karl Penhaul spent several weeks tracking the gangs of the Mexican underworld, the corrupt officials who support them and the cops trying to halt the violence. This is the last of three exclusive reports. The first focused on the violent rules gangs live by and the second looked at how g... |
d0340efc83b42cbc31aee9ce5b9f26cea4037ae9 | Summarize the following news article. | Michelle Obama's mother is moving into White House with first family .
Expert: Parents should discuss discipline styles, privacy with mother-in-law .
Mom: Those talks should take place before mother-in-law moves in .
Psychologist: Living together successfully is about problem solving . | [
"(CNN) -- In order to maintain peace at home, President-elect Barack Obama might want to have some very important talks with his wife and mother-in-law before moving into the White House. President-elect Barack Obama's mother-in-law Marian Robinson joins him on stage on election night. Like some 4 million other mu... |
6c6000c2c074cc33773a11a8b6c3f47184ddfb3a | Summarize the following news article. | Jen Bucala likes to buy lottery tickets; an estimated $10,000 in 10 years .
Psychology professor: Low entry fee is part of lottery's seduction .
Study: 38 percent of poor think lottery best way for them to get hundreds of thousands .
Statistician: Chances of winning Powerball is 1 in 195,249,054 . | [
"(CNN) -- Jen Bucala has a lot of faith in her family's \"lucky\" numbers. \"I've been playing, or around playing, the lotto all my life,\" she says. She rattles off her numbers, citing family birthdays, and recounting numerical coincidences. \"Me, my husband, my father-in-law ... all our birthdays are in November.... |
bb25fb1965a3223618fd455dfd06fe0633ebf44d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Al Gore warns of "planetary emergency," announces new ad campaign .
Ex-President Clinton says Gore has warned of dangers for decades .
Source: Gore won't use prize as springboard to enter 2008 presidential race .
White House: President Bush pleased that Gore, U.N. panel won peace prize . | [
"PALO ALTO, California (CNN) -- Sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize helps underscore the urgency of the climate crisis, said former Vice President Al Gore on Friday. \"This is a chance to elevate global consciousness about the challenges that we face now,\" said Al Gore. Gore's comments came hours after the Nobel c... |
bf6d5964f8a46d9d9bf4f0f4da862c939f274251 | Summarize the following news article. | Presidents Cup golf tournament is being held at the Harding Park course .
Under San Francisco law it is illegal to smoke while playing at the event .
Michael Jordan was photographed smoking at cigar during a practice round .
Jordan is the honorary assistant captain for the U.S. team at the event . | [
"(CNN) -- Basketball legend Michael Jordan has caused a furor at the President's Cup golf tournament after the former Chicago Bulls player was snapped smoking a cigar at the Harding Park course in San Francisco. Michael Jordan smoking a cigar at the Hardin Park golf course. Jordan -- who is acting as the honorary a... |
38ce6b414ab7a52e9aece8f1c12c7650bc568ce0 | Summarize the following news article. | Recent ban on wearing the all-encompassing veil sparked demonstrations .
Ban of the veil, known as the "niqab," seen by many as attempt to counter extremism .
Increasing number of young Muslim women want to cover themselves .
No consensus among Muslim scholars on covering up . | [
"CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- There's more to wearing the \"niqab\" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye. Cairo University students wearing niqab stand outside a university dormitory on Oct. 7 unable to enter due to the new rules preventing admission to niqab wea... |
2063ae58821dc2870cedf2acdfaf187277e7c72f | Summarize the following news article. | Shuttle docked at 12:06 a.m. ET, according to the Johnson Space Center in Houston .
Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center early Monday .
The two-week mission will include three spacewalks . | [
"(CNN) -- The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the international space station early Wednesday, completing a three-day orbital chase. \"Capture confirmed,\" the Johnson Space Center in Houston said at 12:06 a.m. ET. The delicate docking maneuver took place while both spacecraft were circling the globe at about 1... |
44c5cd11c5e1f7b8b295552f4d1bf23d2a4dc0c7 | Summarize the following news article. | "Everybody's Fine" is targeted at "pretty much everyone," director Kirk Jones told CNN .
Story centers on a father's journey as he seeks to reunite his kids for the holidays .
Each stop reveals how his wife had sheltered him from bad news about his kids .
Jones, who also wrote the screenplay, traveled the U.S. for insp... | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- If you stared at empty seats around your Thanksgiving dinner table, Robert DeNiro's newest film could help. Parents who want their kids home for Christmas may do well by persuading them to see \"Everybody's Fine,\" which opens next Friday in U.S. theaters. \"I'm hoping it might cat... |
cef58020b9f68b8aac6d88c822434e96d42ad64a | Summarize the following news article. | Rudy Ruiz: "Illegal alien" costume has alien's face, wears prison garb, carries green card .
Ruiz: Just because we have a right, we needn't demean people or mock their plight .
Says costume reflects the rise of anti-immigrant hostility as a form of racism .
Ruiz: If you're one of the people who are the butt of the joke... | [
"(CNN) -- This is always a frightful time of year, but this year it got a bit scarier. You may have been prematurely spooked by an \"illegal alien\" costume threatening Halloween thrill seekers with an extraterrestrial countenance, orange prison garb and a green card. There's also a version with a baseball cap and ... |
bc3a719145b9717ba2d00d89567be2262b918e84 | Summarize the following news article. | Raymond Jessop sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault of teen "bride"
Jessop must also pay $8,000 fine .
Girl was one of hundreds seized after 2008 raid at Texas polygamist ranch . | [
"(CNN) -- A polygamist sect member arrested following last year's raid of a west Texas ranch was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl, authorities said. Raymond Jessop was found guilty last week of assaulting a girl under 17, with whom he had entered into a \"spiritual\" ... |
cb11661a2fdf380e07cad3ff6e0855c5634c7c2d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Speaker calls U.S. "one of the best places in the world to live"
Prayer event sought to inspire Muslims and all Americans, one organizer says .
Event drew protesters, criticism from Christian leader, "very nasty e-mails" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thousands of Muslims gathered Friday on Capitol Hill for a day of prayer that organizers said was intended to inspire American Muslims and non-Muslims alike. People traveled from all over the United States to attend the Capitol Hill event, organizer Abdul Malik said. \"America is not perfect,\... |
7bd8200c21891c9e23163418fed7c514718c9327 | Summarize the following news article. | Seiji Ozawa was musical director of Boston Symphony Orchestra for 29 years .
Successful career has seen Ozawa conduct some of world's greatest orchestras .
Had to deal with prejudice and expectation as Asian in Western dominated art form . | [
"(CNN) -- Seiji Ozawa is Asia's most successful conductor, a maestro in a quintessentially Western art form, and a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan. But the affable 74-year-old is used to crossing cultural boundaries. Born in Manchuria during the Japanese occupation - his father a Buddhist, his mother a Presbyterian - h... |
499038c4857d9151dc50af415c5e524e394c1a97 | Summarize the following news article. | Mary Travers was a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary .
The trio sang "If I Had a Hammer" and "Puff the Magic Dragon"
She died from side effects of treatment from a bone-marrow transplant . | [
"(CNN) -- Mary Travers of 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died, according to her publicist. She was 72. Mary Travers performs at the 2004 Democratic Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. Travers died from side effects of treatment from a bone-marrow transplant after battling leukemia, publicist Heather Ly... |
3ce57896517a1f883ff50b27609b21871804647d | Summarize the following news article. | Agency issues 22 safety recommendations for unmanned aircraft .
NTSB: The pilot is still the pilot, whether he is at a remote console or on board .
Agency: Probable cause of 2006 drone crash was pilot error . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pilot error was to blame in the April 2006 crash of an unmanned aircraft, despite the fact no pilot was on board, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its accident report issued Tuesday -- the NTSB's first-ever investigation into an incident involving a drone. A drone similar to thi... |
910e34d1b576723f54f87c0b885d922fd4f90b77 | Summarize the following news article. | Sex under northern lights is an awesome experience, says resort owner .
People diagnosed with terminal or blinding diseases seek out aurora borealis .
Brilliant green, blue "dancing lights" inspire marriage proposals, says guide .
Spectacular phenomenon occurs when solar particles hit near Earth's poles . | [
"(CNN) -- Winter travelers trek thousands of miles to the frozen north each year seeking the sky's \"dancing lights,\" which provoke awe, excitement and, some say, sex. CNN iReporter Bruce Barrett shot this rare red aurora in Canada's Whitehorse, Yukon. Scientists call the natural phenomenon aurora borealis: cascad... |
2d047b05a2f34812c5686a5f890bd506b44854d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Cirque Du Soleil's "Kooza" went looking for juggler with 11 world records .
Anthony Gatto beat actor Patrick Dempsey in juggling competition .
Gatto practices six to seven hours to prepare for 10 minutes on stage .
Says humidity and wind can affect his routine . | [
"(CNN) -- Do not go backstage at Cirque Du Soleil. It will only hurt your self-esteem. Anthony Gatto says he's been in training since he was 3 years old and performing since he was 8. In the performers' tent for the touring show \"Kooza,\" there are the chiseled men catapulting their partners onto each other's shou... |
8e960b16c8084499766e95e286b19e7fec3f188c | Summarize the following news article. | The planet, known as CoRoT-7b, was detected early last year .
It took months to determine that it had a composition roughly similar to Earth's .
The planet is about five times more massive than Earth .
Astronomer: It is so close to the star it orbits that it may "look like Dante's Inferno" | [
"(CNN) -- Scientists have discovered the first confirmed Earthlike planet outside our solar system, they announced Wednesday. An artist's impression shows what the planet may look like in close orbit with its sun. \"This is the first confirmed rocky planet in another system,\" astronomer Artie Hatzes told CNN, cont... |
cd2926d4561e44c5a2edcdee17ca16a59ecda027 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prosecutor accuses defense of "lynching" police who worked on case .
Defense lawyer for Amanda Knox becomes emotional during Wednesday's closing argument .
Luciano Ghirga sobs as he tells the jury Knox is innocent and has been mistreated .
Knox, an American student, is accused of murdering her British roommate in ... | [
"Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- A defense lawyer for Amanda Knox made an impassioned plea to the jury Wednesday as the high-profile case neared its conclusion. Knox is the American student accused of killing her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, at the villa they shared in Italy. \"We suffer at the memory of Meredith. B... |
f0395272de67b4be699318a5291365a3df9f3466 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's "Eye on South Korea" programming focuses on East Asian nation .
Issues covered range from business to lifestyle topics .
South Korean first lady provides personal look at nation's cuisine . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- CNN takes an in-depth look at South Korea, including how the nation is working to become a brand leader on an international scale and on how the nation is recovering from the global economic recession. Included in the coverage are looks at architecture, cars, cuisine and the business cl... |
4c9b8420b4581428513e9404e09db12d98279f90 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Shriver apologizes and says she will donate her cell phone to charity .
California Highway Patrol issues 150,000 cell phone tickets in first year .
Gossip site catches Shriver apparently violating cell phone law; she's not cited .
California first lady's gaffes point to bigger problem, safety advocate says . | [
"(CNN) -- A celebrity gossip Web site has caught Maria Shriver a third time apparently violating California's law against using a cell phone while driving. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says \"swift action\" will be taken on wife Maria Shriver's driving \"violations.\" Web site TMZ posted a 17-second video ... |
4d9208f19f49d79953f1b3f3844cc665df046a22 | Summarize the following news article. | Jose Mourinho sent off as Italian leaders Inter Milan lose 2-1 at Juventus .
Manager ordered from dugout for his protests following the opening goal by Juve .
Third-placed Juventus are now five points behind the defending champions .
Second-placed AC Milan are four points behind their rivals after beating Sampdoria 3-... | [
"(CNN) -- Manager Jose Mourinho was sent off as Italian leaders Inter Milan crashed to a 2-1 defeat at title hopefuls Juventus on Saturday night. Second-placed AC Milan are now four points adrift of their city rivals after a 3-0 home crushing of Sampdoria, who remained in fifth. Ten-man Juve went third, five points... |
9f31767eb4f641940ea29960cff93657e9a1396b | Summarize the following news article. | Spate of deadly storms have hit East Asia in recent weeks .
Statistics show number of storms in Western Pacific in 2009 is below average .
El Nino phenomenon likely culprit behind recent spate of Asia-Pacific storms . | [
"(CNN) -- With all of the recent deadly storms in the news, it may seem has though this year as been more active than a normal year. Since September 1 we have seen eight tropical cyclones, five of which became typhoons, two reaching Super Typhoon status, the strongest classification of tropical cyclones in the West... |
79c29b3267e43bc0fdb2388878d9e70f8122296a | Summarize the following news article. | Angela Merkel is first German chancellor to address a joint meeting of Congress .
She stressed protecting the planet, need for an agreement on global warming .
Merkel: Near collapse of the markets shows what happens when there is no order . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Six days before the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday and challenged U.S. lawmakers to tear down other walls. \"Today's generation needs to prove that it can meet the challenges of the 21st century. ... |
51fc1bf03a2acf0ea60c799c648e8e42a9b522c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Gustavo Dudamel, known as "The Dude," brings Beatles-like frenzy to Los Angeles .
The Venezuelan, 28, is the new conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic .
His Saturday debut sold out 18,000-seat Hollywood Bowl faster than anyone ever .
Los Angeles Times music critic calls Dudamel "a phenomenon" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- He got a standing ovation before the orchestra even played a single note. Gustavo Dudamel has been compared to the legendary Leonard Bernstein by one critic. For weeks now, anticipation has been growing for the arrival of fiery young Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel to take ove... |
eab829ef92b6e3c70a2c0dbbffee718a063c979b | Summarize the following news article. | Jonathan Safran Foer: Inhumane way we raise animals for slaughter poisons us all .
Foer: Factory farming tied to global warming, swine and bird flu, other illnesses .
He says animals loaded with antibiotics, live in gruesome conditions .
System driven by food and pharmaceutical industries; Foer asks: Why no outcry? | [
"New York (CNN) -- Like most people, I'd given some thought to what meat actually is, but until I became a father and faced the prospect of having to make food choices on someone else's behalf, there was no urgency to get to the bottom of things. I'm a novelist and never had it in mind to write nonfiction. Frankly,... |
63f9da9327c1ee87a906133f7d19ef72f55332e5 | Summarize the following news article. | News editor of Zambian newspaper on trial for circulating obscene material .
Chansa Kabwela sent pictures of a woman giving birth in a parking lot to President .
She says she wanted to highlight problems in country's healthcare system .
President Banda branded the images pornographic and had Kabwela arrested . | [
"(CNN) -- The news editor of the Zambian newspaper The Post has gone on trial for allegedly circulating obscene material to politicians, the newspaper states on its Web site. Zambia President Rupiah Banda has branded the childbirth photos pornographic. In early June, Chansa Kabwela wrote to the country's vice presi... |
bd0f6f36b89ed9f8b1f6796f229d320aeaf8b583 | Summarize the following news article. | Eco activists gathered at power station in UK to protest against climate change .
Called "The Great Climate Swoop" it was latest direct action by UK eco activists .
Protestors camped out over weekend, some tried to break into power station .
Event revealed difference between peaceful protestors and more militant elemen... | [
"(CNN) -- There was no mistaking the target: the eight huge cooling towers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, sending plumes of steam high into the watery blue sky of the English Midlands. A mix of peaceful protest and direct action took place at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, England. Instead the question in the minds of an... |
afc58cd4ea1e59a982e4e1089beb95579517b615 | Summarize the following news article. | Diplomat said to have been in "indecent sexual relation" with woman in car .
Swiss embassy staffer was seen with woman "in an obscene situation"
Incident occurred after diplomat promised to marry the woman, reports said . | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A Swiss diplomat was released from jail Thursday after being arrested on a sex charge, the Iranian media reported. The first secretary of the U.S. Interests section of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran had been in an \"indecent sexual relation\" with an Iranian woman in his car, Iran's Press TV rep... |
5bb51faf8fff2c2f26b225b41bcc9c47ac332591 | Summarize the following news article. | Crew member cleaning a machine gun that fires into city of Gdynia .
No injuries or damage reported, officials say .
Gun is used to defend ship, USS Ramage, in close combat . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A crew member aboard a U.S. Navy ship accidentally fired a machine gun into the Polish port city of Gdynia on Wednesday while cleaning the weapon, Navy officials said Friday. Three rounds were fired from an M240 machine gun into the town but no injuries or damage were reported, officials said. ... |
ddcce8a6781b46ce51f46a3044268f903d24b4e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Phillip Garrido told people box allowed him to communicate without speaking .
He would only move his lips, friend says, and you were supposed to hear his voice .
Garrido and his wife face felony counts in case of Jaycee Dugard, abducted in 1991 .
For more on this story, watch "Anderson Cooper 360" Monday at 10 p.m. ET ... | [
"OAKLEY, California (CNN) -- The black box sat inside a cabinet. Philip Garrido had given it to a friend for safekeeping, and that's where the friend kept it. The black box has jacks for plugging in headphones. Philip Garrido claimed it could speak his thoughts. \"He feels he can speak to you and me and everyone el... |
ddf5ab3e361a5e393e1f104847d5a89f6ce45093 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists developing contact lens with built-in LED, powered by radio waves .
More advanced lens could provide scrolling captions beneath what you see .
Surface of the eye contains enough data to perform personal health monitoring .
Lens must undergo more testing before gaining approval from FDA . | [
"Forget about 20/20. \"Perfect\" vision could be redefined by gadgets that give you the eyes of a cyborg. The surface of the eye can be used to measure much of the same data you would get from blood tests. The tech industry calls the digital enrichment of the physical world \"augmented reality.\" Such technology is... |
69c78a461786e8fda4b7ac03d7856af54c64ad17 | Summarize the following news article. | Average American eats 8.5 lbs of pickles a year, according to Dept. of Agriculture .
Southern state treat: Dill pickles soaked for week in Kool-Aid .
Philly Eagles players said pickle juice helped them beat Dallas Cowboys in 2000 .
Christopher Columbus and Napoleon were fans of pickle power . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- People have been eating pickles ever since the Mesopotamians started making them way back in 2400 B.C.E. Here are some even more important things you should know about them. Pickles have gotten credit for health and beauty and winning football games. 1. In the Pacific Islands, natives pickle thei... |
33d067bee1d7ad9526b63d74643205e5d5819b39 | Summarize the following news article. | Uyghurs are Muslims in western China's Xinjiang province .
Abu Yahia Al-Libi's comments a reaction to recent violence in Xinjiang's capital .
Tension between Uyghurs and majority Han Chinese erupted into riots in July .
Al-Libi considered one of al Qaeda's top strategists and most vocal leaders . | [
"(CNN) -- A high-ranking al Qaeda leader has called on China's minority Uyghurs to prepare for a holy war against the Chinese government. Security has been increased recently on the streets of Urumqi, Xinjiang's capital. \"There is no way for salvation and to lift this oppression and tyranny unless you ... seriousl... |
c793aebb0560aa279e66e7ec5102551ccb059e49 | Summarize the following news article. | Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced elections Thursday .
Called early elections in response to pressure from opposition Socialist Party .
PM called for "stringent control on public spending ... war on tax-evasion" | [
"(CNN) -- Greek voters will go to the polls to elect a new government two years early, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced Thursday. Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis says he wants to enact reforms in response to the international financial crisis. He called the early elections in response to pressure from th... |
248826b18cd578159c43c5df340e9a30adce8eeb | Summarize the following news article. | Jewish UK lawmaker calls on Israel to talk to Hamas, a "deeply nasty organization"
UK government: "Hamas made a brutal choice to step up attacks" on civilians .
UK PM calls shelling of U.N.'s main aid HQ compound in Gaza "indefensible"
UK has seen several protests since conflict began, both pro- and anti-Israel . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Israeli military action in Gaza is comparable to that of German soldiers during the Holocaust, a Jewish UK lawmaker whose family suffered at the hands of the Nazis has claimed. A protester confronts police in London last weekend at a demonstration against Israeli action in Gaza. Gerald Kau... |
e4b37d48ecf8962be0c1d7374e8abeac8a5d341e | Summarize the following news article. | Recent "Saturday Night Live" sketch attacked President Obama .
Political pundits, media seized on sketch as meaningful .
It marks end of honeymoon, one observer says, but probably not much more .
"SNL" can "intensify" storylines but is mostly a barometer, says expert . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Saturday Night Live\" was formed in the crucible of the mid-1970s, when Watergate brought respect for politicians to all-time lows, the counterculture was taking over comedy, and many television viewers were seeking out something fresh and bold. Fred Armisen played Barack Obama in a talked-about sketch ... |
2659d3ee646ea9f169fe1b0c48c2996b88b56887 | Summarize the following news article. | Discovery of lost stone circle sheds new light on Stonehenge's purpose .
Researchers say "Bluestonehenge" was starting point of funeral processional route .
Bluestonehenge is named after color of Welsh stones from which it was formed .
Some have viewed Stonehenge as temple, astronomical observatory . | [
"(CNN) -- Stonehenge, an enigma to visitors and scientists alike for so many years, became less of a mystery after a discovery announced to the world this week. A stone circle discovered near Stonehenge may suggest the prehistoric monument was part of a funeral route. Archaeologists have unearthed a new stone circ... |
e73db2029dd6a2b0ba25455adb42f3da5ee8dce6 | Summarize the following news article. | Local agency will pay dowry, offer counseling, to get HIV-positive couples to wed .
The goal is to keep HIV from spreading to people not already infected .
UN agency says marriage doesn't stop AIDS, prevention and treatment needed .
For some couples, the marriages reduce stigma of being HIV-positive . | [
"(CNN) -- The young man's call echoed throughout the remote village in northern Nigeria -- the marriage ceremony was about to begin. Umar Ahmed and his wife wait for anti-HIV drugs at a hospital in Nigeria. Under the dusty sun, the fathers of the bride and groom agreed to the marriage and this ancient Muslim tradit... |
f323ae579b45322a58558adcbeea1dfd142e35ff | Summarize the following news article. | Indian schoolchildren run over by motorcycle in karate exercise .
Officials says parents approved of test of children's karate skills .
School has been told not to hold such an exercise again . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- A government school in southern India has tested pupils' karate skills by running over their outstretched arms with a motorcycle. K. Devarajan, the director of elementary education in Tamil Nadu state, told CNN that the event, held recently, was organized with the consent of parents. Stat... |
0ad5d834479f8b88cc827c00fa26c3c617a39195 | Summarize the following news article. | The Uyghurs -- Muslims from Southern China -- went to South Pacific island nation Saturday .
7 Uyghurs still at Guantanamo Bay; U.S. won't send them back to China, citing torture concerns .
The 13 Uyghurs were accused of receiving weapons and military training in Afghanistan .
China says returning Uyghurs won't be mist... | [
"(CNN) -- Six Uyghurs who were imprisoned in the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred Saturday to the South Pacific island nation of Palau, the Justice Department said. Ahmad Tourson, Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman, Edham Mamet, Anwar Hassan, Dawut Abdurehim and Adel Noori were resettled in Pala... |
53fc4b27ac5150462de4c64e38110ec67a5f1ecc | Summarize the following news article. | Video shows man shoot another man twice outside Naples store during day .
Passers-by appear unfazed by shooting in neighborhood where organized crime is strong .
"Unfortunately, this is not an anomaly in Naples," police spokesman says .
Italy's Green Party offers reward for information on shooter and accomplice . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Seeking to identify the man who shot dead another man outside a store in Naples, Italy, in the spring, an anti-mafia prosecutor distributed on Thursday a video showing the execution. The surveillance-camera video, shot May 11, shows a man wearing a baseball cap, dark jersey, blue jeans and run... |
dad0f9ac0b6312a89e78b0da1f3d082c46a7550c | Summarize the following news article. | Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi crowned the 2009 Ballon d'Or winner .
He won 473 votes -- 240 more than second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo, who won last year .
The 22-year-old Messi is the first Argentinian to win the award, launched in 1956 .
It is organized by France Football magazine to recognize the best ... | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named the best player in Europe, becoming the first Argentine to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award on Tuesday. Last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo came second, with Messi's teammates from Barcelona's historic 2008-09 treble-winning side -- Spain midfielders Xav... |
e9501800b21ebf86c84111e0a9b33adfbcd7df40 | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers say rare fossil find provides evidence of one theory of evolution .
20 fossilized pterodactyls found in China in rock dating back 160 million years .
Fossils show creatures had characteristics of two types of known pterodactyls .
Scientists say fossils show groups of features changed relatively rapidly . | [
"(CNN) -- Scientists say a very rare find of some 20 fossilized pterodactyls has produced the first clear evidence of a controversial theory of evolution. This image shows the fossilized skeleton of Darwinopterus which was found in north-east China earlier this year. The fossils were found in northeast China earlie... |
d3ce7d615ecc15f094d8130654812ad77cd604a3 | Summarize the following news article. | 22 crew aboard Greek-owned bulk carrier MV Filitsa .
Ship changed directions, now heading north European Union Naval Force says .
More than 100 pirate attacks off East Africa this year . | [
"(CNN) -- Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier Wednesday with 22 crew members aboard, according to the European Union's Naval Force for Somalia. MV Filitsa was seized in the early morning about 460 miles (740 kilometers) northeast of the Seychelles as it headed toward Durban, South Africa, a... |
39e52dae06e85481f0bd47288afe9f4628910229 | Summarize the following news article. | Spring Hill population jumped 1,600 percent since GM facility opened there .
Future uncertain for about 3,000 workers; GM could close, sell or phase out plant .
Facility began building Chevy Traverse SUV instead of Saturn about two years ago .
Resident says anxious father-in-law mowed lawn five times last week . | [
"SPRING HILL, Tennessee (CNN) -- General Motors idled its Spring Hill, Tennessee, facility as part of its bankruptcy plan Monday, leaving hundreds of employees -- and thousands of residents who rely on the plant's economic thrust -- in limbo. Johnny Miranda is trying to stay positive about the plant where he has w... |
92a3bd36e27e0efafc06212dd2b1152a2574ff7c | Summarize the following news article. | USS New York greeted by 21-gun salute, emotional spectators, as it arrives in New York .
Ship's bow includes tons of steel from World Trade Center .
Ship to remain in New York until Veterans Day; it will be based in Norfolk, Virginia . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The new Navy assault ship USS New York steamed into New York harbor Monday, cutting through the water with a bow built using seven and a half tons of steel recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. Its crew stood at attention and a 21-gun salute greeted the ship. Firefighters, bagpip... |
e8ff1efb298e06ecb5221b62b0688d640340457e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Iran test-fires several types of short- and medium-range missiles .
NEW: Tests are code-named "The Great Prophet 4," state-run Press TV says .
Missile tests come days after Iran admits existence of second nuclear facility .
In May, Iran tested surface-to-surface missile capable of reaching parts of Europe . | [
"(CNN) -- Iran tested a missile-launching system and several types of short- and medium-range missiles Sunday, the state-run Press TV said. A short-range missile is test-launched during war games in Qom, Iran, south of Tehran, on Sunday. Earlier, the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had said it would sta... |
07cf321dc35ffc3e4c7f48cf890a604452e681a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Counter-IED technologies are troops' last line of defense in Iraq .
Signal jammers used to block an IED from detonating .
Enemy is adaptive, innovative and flexible .
Best way to combat insurgents -- go after the bomb makers . | [
"(CNN) -- A silent, invisible battle is being fought against roadside bombs in Iraq. Though the military doesn't like to advertise their use, electronic jamming systems are playing a key role in neutralizing the threat. Smoke billows from tires of a U.S. military truck hit by an IED near the Iraqi-Syrian border in ... |
e2eed27bab5e325461eea95c27450b06dabba551 | Summarize the following news article. | Detective finds blood in truck that matched description of wanted vehicle .
Also found was "more evidence" that detective considered incriminating .
Police say driver gave statements implicating himself in 6 murders in 4 states .
States are Alabama, Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee . | [
"(CNN) -- A Tennessee detective's keen eye may have nabbed a serial killer. Tennessee police say trucker Bruce Mendenhall implicated himself as a serial killer. A long-distance truck driver gave statements implicating himself in six slayings in four states after Detective Sgt. Pat Postiglione discovered what appea... |
42500035a1f7f21eced30d8259ed5c152b835a5a | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani forces secure Sararogha, clearing the town of weapons and ammunition .
Pakistan: 21 militants and one Pakistani soldier die in the past 24 hours of fighting .
Restive and largely ungoverned region of South Waziristan is headquarters of Pakistani Taliban .
Pakistan's army has launched three similar offensives ... | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's military said Tuesday that its forces have taken over a Taliban stronghold during the ongoing ground offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan. Pakistani security forces have secured Sararogha and have started to clear the town of weapons and ammunition, the militar... |
43a7b8337743fe0f66d1e582635f69f9ec8f37b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Designer Azza Fahmy takes CNN on a tour of Cairo .
She was the first Egyptian woman to apprentice in Cairo's jewelry district .
Fahmy sees Islamic calligraphy as art and gets inspiration from mosques .
Azza Fahmy Jewelries is a family affair run with her two daughters . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- For the beautiful people, Azza Fahmy may be one of the best-known names in Egypt. Designer Azza Fahmy consults her daughters on jewelry designs in her Cairo studio. A high-end jewelry designer, Fahmy's creations have adorned such beauties as supermodel Naomi Campbell and Queen Rania of Jor... |
6509263dbee01ec8a06cc60aa704a7e09660f977 | Summarize the following news article. | "Bongs" of London's Big Ben stopped on Saturday for up to six weeks .
Clock's chimes have been shut down for maintenance work .
Work being carried out ahead of clock's 150th anniversary in 2009 .
The stoppage will be the longest suspension of Big Ben since 1990 . | [
"LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The \"bongs\" of London's Big Ben stopped on Saturday for up to six weeks as the clock's chimes were shut down for maintenance work. The London landmark is undergoing maintenance work ahead of its 150th anniversary in 2009. At 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) the bells of the landmark Westminster clo... |
fccd40e4a87a9029e5389e48ede058ad6c988741 | Summarize the following news article. | Saudi king overturns journalist's sentence of 60 lashes, two-year travel ban .
Female journalist worked on controversial TV show on sexual taboos .
Saudi man was sentenced to five years in jail, 1,000 lashes for his role in show .
Human Rights Watch.calls on King Abdullah to overturn that sentence too . | [
"(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has been called \"The King of Hearts\" by many of his countrymen, referring to what they believe are his compassionate attempts to reform his ultra-conservative kingdom. He used his power Monday to overturn a criminal court sentence of 60 lashes and a two-year travel ban impos... |
d2c4cac479022977e44dea09217db6946dc3de50 | Summarize the following news article. | Retired Gen. Colin Powell, wife founded America's Promise Alliance to support youth .
Powell: "Fathers have got to start doing their jobs"
"All of our achievements over the last 50 or 60 years are being put at risk," Powell says .
Watch "Black Men in the Age of President Obama," weekdays on HLN at 4 p.m. ET . | [
"(CNN) -- On the first anniversary of the historic 2008 election, retired Gen. Colin Powell, the first African-American secretary of state, talks one-on-one with CNN's Don Lemon for Essence Magazine about the most pressing issues facing black men in the age of President Obama. Don Lemon: President Barack Obama iss... |
6b0ed324aa1218d4069f2cf7decb4ae0f7fa5206 | Summarize the following news article. | Integrity Commission says videotape shows Transport official taking $100,000 bribe .
Sting is latest aimed at what many Iraqis say is rampant corruption in the country .
Transport spokesman calls arrest a surprise, congratulates integrity panel's work .
Integrity panel chief says Iraqi prime minister strongly backed op... | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's deputy minister of transport has been arrested after investigators taped him taking a $100,000 bribe, the Iraqi Integrity Commission said Monday. It's the latest sting aimed at what many Iraqis say is rampant corruption in the country. The anti-corruption body said Monday this was the... |
6f8bfea808633e7aa3be5d54bed1363dbf3d07be | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities say story of boy in runaway balloon a hoax .
Family wanted publicity for reality TV jobs, sheriff says .
Official charges in the case could be filed next week .
Lawyer says Heene family deserves presumption of innocence . | [
"Fort Collins, Colorado (CNN) -- The lawyer of a Colorado father accused of carrying out a bizarre hoax involving his son and a huge balloon said Monday that official charges in the case could be filed next week. Authorities announced that Richard Heene and his wife, Mayumi Heene, face several felony charges, but D... |
166e8a8af599b51323edf24f1aa27c46dbc93486 | Summarize the following news article. | Wynton Marsalis: The blues is at the root of all American music, but was never given its due .
Marsalis: Blues unappreciated by blacks and whites alike, due to racism and money .
Slavery was 330 years, shift away from racism's effects only in past 30 years .
He says Americans don't know their cultural history: There a... | [
"New York (CNN) -- Jazz master Wynton Marsalis says the blues is the true American music -- the heartbeat and unifying principle of jazz, country, R&B, gospel and other styles -- but it's been relegated to the back of the bus by greed and the legacy of racism. Marsalis grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, son of Dolo... |
2f1c1fa0c8202248255f55e52deab6e921e1aec1 | Summarize the following news article. | Lula da Silva calls announcement "the greatest gift that a president could have"
Brazil's president rose from metalworker to union organizer to politician .
His election to the presidency in 2001 came after three unsuccessful tries .
Rio's hosting the Pan-American Games was seen as a trial run for the Olympics . | [
"(CNN) -- The 63-year-old bearded fireplug of a man erupted in tears, pulled a white handkerchief from his back pocket, carefully unfolded it and pressed it into his eyes, pulled it away, pressed it again to his eyes, this time with more force, pulled it away again just long enough to take a sip of water, then rubb... |
b28893521acb439b6c5fd79bb5d982db603b3d99 | Summarize the following news article. | Sea The Stars wins Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race at Longchamps .
Completes treble after earlier wins in English Derby and 2,000 Guineas .
Irish trained horse bursts clear of rivals under jockey Mick Kinane . | [
"(CNN) -- Sea The Stars showed a blistering turn of pace to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and confirm his status as one of the greatest race horses in history. Sea The Stars finishes clear of the field to win Europe's top horse race. It was the fifth consecutive win for the three-year-old colt, including the 2... |
02385271c1f0335d4e77e7a4912e7bbf2ba15fa5 | Summarize the following news article. | Pirates have taken control of cargo vessel near the Seychelles off east cost of Africa .
European Union Naval Force say six pirates boarded 180-meter long carrier .
A second attempted hijacking took place at approximately the same time .
Pirate attacks off east African coast have increased this year . | [
"(CNN) -- Pirates seized control of a cargo vessel near the Seychelles Thursday, one of two attacks that took place within minutes of each other off the coast of east Africa, according to the European Union Naval Force. The International Maritime Bureau say attacks off the east coast of Africa have increased this y... |
9e5718e2c34ed267e4bf42e741edcf58cc1384cc | Summarize the following news article. | Lebanese native Andree Bejjani, 44, found dead in condo Saturday .
Derrick Praileau, 29, faces second-degree murder charges .
Police commissioner tells newspaper that Praileau was housekeeping manager .
Authorities have not revealed suspected motive . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- An employee of a luxurious New York hotel has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a woman in one of the hotel's residential condominiums, police say. The Jumeirah Essex House is a landmark on Central Park South in New York. Derrick Praileau, 29, faces second-degree murder charges in ... |
70abe9133b39c53541c1dbecf87c62297940defa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Reformist leaders stopped from attending anti-government rallies, Web site says .
Marchers gather in Tehran on 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover .
Anti-American rallies mark 1979 hostage-taking after students stormed embassy .
Protests by reformists followed disputed June presidential election . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian protesters are vowing to continue their anti-government demonstrations into Wednesday night, despite violent crackdowns and arrests. Witnesses in Tehran tell CNN the demonstrators number in the tens of thousands. The protests are timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the host... |
305d8231ecff5f407361095051f2ea7d4dbdec75 | Summarize the following news article. | Professional dancer Mark Ballas is paired with Melissa Joan Hart this season .
The two-time champ of "Dancing With the Stars" finds her "bright and bubbly"
Ballas: Paula Abdul would be great as a contestant, but isn't needed as a judge .
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff's breakup won't affect the show, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- It says something about the popularity of \"Dancing With the Stars\" that the show's professional dancers have become almost as famous as the celebrities they're paired with. Mark Ballas and Shawn Johnson celebrate after winning last season's \"Dancing With the Stars.\" Take Mark Ballas, who last season w... |
65efeaf0f88689efad48b0c11769113e1aedfeb4 | Summarize the following news article. | Survivors face mud and destruction, but they are thankful for their lives .
Floods caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana kill at least 240 people .
More than 80 percent of capital was under water at one point Sunday .
iReport.com: Are you there? Send images . | [
"(CNN) -- Huddled on the top floor of her home after waist-deep water inundated the lower story, Doranne Lim is bothered by the debris -- and the smell. Residents remove mud from a home Monday as waters recede in Marikina City, suburban Manila. \"My house is super, super messy,\" she said, speaking from her home in... |
4fb0485c632a2de4ed15aa492948e8e463f8b116 | Summarize the following news article. | FBI: Suspect recorded video in hotel; intended for Osama bin Laden to see it .
Hosam Smadi accused of plotting to bomb Dallas skyscraper .
Lawyer: Smadi "a scared 19-year-old kid held away from his family"
Judge also ordered Smadi bound over for future hearings . | [
"DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- Texas terrorism suspect Hosam Smadi recorded a seven-minute video message for al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden before his arrest on charges of plotting to blow up a Dallas building, an FBI agent testified Monday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi said through his lawyer that he understood the cha... |
b14aca5110261197339fd1c7862eeb3303024d74 | Summarize the following news article. | Two people missing; one believed to be dead .
Matis tribe Indians find plane and alert Brazilian air force . | [
"(CNN) -- Indigenous Indians located nine survivors of a plane that crashed in a river in the Amazon rain forest with 11 people onboard, according to the Brazilian air force. The nine passengers were in good health, the air force said Friday. Of the two people missing -- a passenger and a crew member -- one is beli... |
1841199f084228d7aae4fde3b595594e431b9245 | Summarize the following news article. | Qatari firm buys landmark U.S. Embassy building in Grosvenor Square .
State Department moving quarters to new building to be finished by 2017 .
Post 9/11 protections have drawn criticism from embassy's neighbors . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department has sold its London embassy building to a Qatari real estate company, the embassy announced Tuesday. The signing of the deal is another major step in the embassy's plans to relocate from its longtime headquarters in central London to a new site in Wandsworth, on t... |
b05f4536c1b43f71ae1471f5732a3726c4e1eca2 | Summarize the following news article. | Plane landed on taxiway instead of runway Monday morning, FAA says .
No other plane was on the taxiway; aircraft wasn't damaged .
The taxiway is parallel to a runway, but they're marked differently . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how an international flight into Atlanta's major airport landed on a taxiway instead of a runway early Monday. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said Delta Flight 60, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Internatio... |
bc480c13a5a23612065fd5ea56d909c9a091ef89 | Summarize the following news article. | Los Angeles firetruck nearly swallowed by sinkhole Tuesday morning .
Firefighters in truck were responding to flooding call when incident happened .
Two firefighters escaped truck through windows; no injuries reported . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Los Angeles firefighters and city crews worked for several hours Tuesday to rescue one of their own: a 22-ton firetruck that was nearly swallowed by a water-logged sinkhole. Two firefighters crawled out of the truck's windows after it sank Tuesday morning. No one was injured. The i... |
2332824249737e5177e500f14fc902d2cc8937a7 | Summarize the following news article. | Hickory golf is enjoying a revival in all corners of the world .
Companies in the UK are paying up to $934 to hire hickory clubs for corporate team-building days .
The U.S. Hickory Open draws entrants from Europe and Asia with ages ranging from 20 to 70 .
Last year, a Chinese businessman paid $193,500 for 7,000 hickory... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- It may run contrary to the conventional image of a sport obsessed with the latest technological improvement but, from Stockholm to Shanghai, players are turning back the clock to take part in the latest craze -- hickory golf. The game, which involves using 19th century wooden-shafted clubs... |
a36559f77635829adee26e69c8b754ef2dfef032 | Summarize the following news article. | Bayern Munich stay level on points with German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen .
Unbeaten Leverkusen defeat defending champions Wolfsburg 2-1 .
Bayern join them on 48 points with 3-1 victory against Borussia Dortmund .
New signing Ruud van Nistelrooy scores his first two goals for fourth-placed Hamburg . | [
"(CNN) -- Bayern Munich stayed level on points with German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in Saturday's late match. Unbeaten Leverkusen had defeated defending champions Wolfsburg 2-1 earlier in the day, but Bayern joined them on 48 points after 22 matches as Bayern came from... |
c389c050ecdae4351fe139e5a921f9631fb1c3a6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Airport police report identifies pilot and first officer .
NEW: NORAD reviewing procedures after delay in learning of wayward airliner .
Northwest Airlines flight overshot Minneapolis airport by about 150 miles .
NTSB: Crew said they were in "heated discussion" and "lost situational awareness" | [
"(CNN) -- Police met a wayward jet that overshot the runway by 150 miles -- while not responding to control tower communications -- and said the pilots were \"cooperative, apologetic and appreciative.\" Authorities are reviewing the plane's cockpit voice recorder as well as its flight data recorder. The Minneapoli... |
c976b762c6c112428f998dcd8b1aed004196b9a8 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani court order bars deportation of five Americans .
Five arrested last week amid suspicion that they were plotting terrorist attacks .
Police report says one of the Americans left comments online praising militants .
Militant contacted American after noticing online comments, report says . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A court order issued Monday blocks five Americans arrested in Pakistan last week from being deported or being handed over to the FBI, officials said. \"All the government functionaries, including federal government or provincial governments are directed not to hand over the alleged det... |
2fee336b4540eb685e2952f9baefe8c394efdf94 | Summarize the following news article. | The annual Latinobarometro survey is a highly regarded poll .
This year's poll focuses on Honduras political crisis .
Poll: 48 percent of respondents disapprove of Zelaya .
De facto president gets disapproval rating of 65 percent . | [
"(CNN) -- Hondurans divided over an ongoing political crisis agree on one thing -- they don't think very highly of their leaders, according to a new survey. Almost half of Hondurans polled -- 48 percent -- said they disapproved of the job President Jose Manuel Zelaya was doing before he was ousted in a coup on June... |
50b2e1107d76c2485b0983d6cc9d8dc36faf3e63 | Summarize the following news article. | Some 4,000 essays received after dealership partners with rapper for giveaway .
Atlanta-raised celebrity gives used cars to single mom, laid-off worker, refugee .
Program also is way for dealership possibly to write off cars as charity . | [
"MORROW, Georgia (CNN) -- Jobless for nearly a year, Michael Rivers was about to walk out of his house a few weeks ago to catch the bus for another daylong employment hunt when a radio announcement stopped him. With Ludacris at her side, single mom Joya Montgomery, 26, proudly displays keys to her car Sunday. \"Thi... |
b0a57467e85a0f41986d73aa281a70f145cdbf3a | Summarize the following news article. | Document chronicles the federal government's earliest efforts to regulate alcohol .
Item is guide for customs agents to determine the alcohol content of imported spirits .
Document will become part of The National Archives' permanent holdings . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A 219-year-old document that stemmed from alcohol tariffs to pay off Revolutionary War debts -- and signed by Alexander Hamilton -- became the property of The National Archives on Thursday. This document, signed by Alexander Hamilton, discusses tools for customs agents to determine alcohol cont... |
4603d2aa6d00149865daecf37c60972a4d6e3925 | Summarize the following news article. | China's ski industry seen as a huge growth market for up-scale resort developers .
China predicted to have 20 million skiers by 2014 .
Numerous international developers are building resorts across the country .
Culture of skiing needs to be developed as much as resorts for success say analysts . | [
"Yabuli, China (CNN) -- Insulated in designer skiwear against a temperature of -15° Celsius, three of China's burgeoning ski set bundle into a gondola headed to a wind-swept mountaintop in Heilongjiang province, Northeastern China. These new members of China's skiing elite had traveled from Harbin three hours drive... |
806221cd626affe729bbeda6be7217902aa09b9e | Summarize the following news article. | Mazen Abdul Jawad, divorced father of 4, spoke openly about sex escapades .
Saudi authorities shut down LBC offices in Jeddah and Riyadh over broadcast .
Episode caused an uproar in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia . | [
"(CNN) -- A Saudi court on Wednesday sentenced a man who caused uproar by bragging about his sex life on television to five years in prison and 1,000 lashes, according to Ministry of Information officials. Mazen Abdul Jawad talked openly about his sex life on the controversial show. Mazen Abdul Jawad, a 32-year-old... |
9c9b8d45dabb18701331721aa333870a85ae9ecf | Summarize the following news article. | Marines, part of initial wave of Obama's surge plan, to head to Afghanistan this week .
"I'm absolutely ecstatic about the situation," says Sgt. Jason Bendett .
Questions remain on how Marines without Afghan combat experience can jump right in .
"When we actually say goodbye, it's going to be hard, but we'll get throug... | [
"Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (CNN) -- On a base accustomed to deploying Marines into some of the most hostile war zones, you would expect some hesitancy when units from here were asked to surge into some of the worst fighting since the start of the war in Afghanistan. This week, the first of 1,500 Marines will be ... |
9cc41312483ed9d4db0b111213844d7bcb3a85b8 | Summarize the following news article. | Rep. Jason Chaffetz: Campaigns today are driven by use of social media .
He says using social media is a great way to get a message out .
He says constituents want to hear from their representatives, and they want to talk back . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- At the House Republican strategy session in January, I stood before the Republican Conference and said, \"I am your worst nightmare.\" It was a figure of speech, of course, but my point was that our campaign helped change the political equation for winning elections. No longer is it enough to h... |
9818e68a97e536b7fc8d27d6f4a603c833d9b8b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Hashim Amla compiles his first double century as South Africa declare on 558-6 in Nagpur .
Hosts India reach 25-0 at stumps on the second day of the opening Test of the series .
Amla extends third-wicket partnership to 340 with Jacques Kallis, who falls for 173 .
He then adds 108 with A.B. De Villiers and 78 with Mark ... | [
"(CNN) -- Hashim Amla compiled his first double century after Jacques Kallis again fell short of the landmark as South Africa continued to punish India's bowlers on day two of the first cricket Test in Nagpur. Amla was unbeaten on 253 when the tourists declared on 558-6 in the final session on Sunday, then India sa... |
c828d4eab6dfff53f5a15be4944487e8633fd7e4 | Summarize the following news article. | UK to hold public inquiry into allegations Iraqis were killed and abused after firefight five years ago .
Allegations center around aftermath of firefight in 2004 at checkpoint in Maysan Province, southern Iraq .
Former detainees and family of a slain Iraqi say at least 20 people were killed and others were abused .
UK... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country. The allegations center around the aftermath of a fight in May 2004 at the so-call... |
1b9e7e308b389d27a84a7fef7b9c22410947d575 | Summarize the following news article. | 30 people killed after shelling in Somali capital Mogadishu according to reports .
Journalists report shell fire coming from African Union Mission in Somalia stronghold .
Military force AMISOM has denied any involvement in the incident . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 30 people died and 70 were wounded in shelling on a marketplace in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Thursday, according to journalists and emergency services. Members of Islamist militia Al-Shaabab patrol Bakara Market in Mogadishu, Somalia, earlier this month. A local journalist called the rocket... |
49553e94fc16ffed107bffc41ceccc325ba32c5d | Summarize the following news article. | Lack of protection improvements made combat outpost an "attractive target"
Intelligence failures also made the base vulnerable to a strike from militants .
October 3 attack on Combat Outpost Keating lasted for 12 hours . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- An investigation into an attack that killed eight U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan last year said the combat outpost was an \"attractive target\" because protection improvements hadn't been made and intelligence assets had been diverted. These were main points in the findings released... |
99f7eafe3173d0206b45a2c7957e07b25275755d | Summarize the following news article. | Attorney General tells court that prosecution wants to impeach star witness .
Micheal Peter Hitschmann cast doubt on some of the prosecution's evidence during his testimony .
Zimbabwe politician Roy Bennett is on trial for terrorism, banditry and insurgency .
Bennett denies the charges, which his party alleges are poli... | [
"Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- The trial of controversial Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett took a new twist Tuesday when prosecutors told the judge they wanted to impeach their star witness. The prosecution called arms dealer Michael Peter Hitschmann to the stand to implicate Bennett in the procurement of the arms. Be... |
873a65ffada8279fea5dc5c86c7959b6d5e4e7a7 | Summarize the following news article. | "Precious" and "Last Station" both lead Independent Spirit Award nominations .
Acclaimed indie "Hurt Locker" didn't earn any nominations, as it was nominated last year .
"(500) Days of Summer" is up for best picture, along with "Amreeka," "Sin Nombre" | [
"(CNN) -- \"Precious,\" a movie about a 1980s-era Harlem teen who strives to overcome abuse, neglect and illiteracy, pulled five Independent Spirit Award nominations Tuesday morning. Stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique were both recognized for their portrayals of a mother and daughter in a dysfunctional relationship... |
43839ce2f1eb6c45db6fce5bb08a1e1ec2541e46 | Summarize the following news article. | Worst of the violence is over in Haiti, but life remains intolerably hard in slums .
Many residents of Cité Soleil bear the scars of gang-related warfare .
United Nations troops have stabilized the situation but poverty fuels unrest . | [
"This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Solferino which led to the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The ICRC is using the date to launch an awareness campaign of its work in conflict-affected countries, featuring photos taken by five award-winning photojournalists. This week... |
8525234b393230977516e812c93b086447c8eb34 | Summarize the following news article. | Group wants police, U.S. Muslim leaders to thwart emergence of homegrown terrorists .
Report, cites Fort Hood tragedy, Americans' arrest in Pakistan, Somali-Americans' arrest .
Study says police must undo community distrust, which it calls a barrier to outreach .
Muslim leaders asked to engage youths on social networki... | [
"(CNN) -- A leading Muslim-American civil rights group is advocating intense grassroots engagement among police and U.S. Muslim neighborhood leaders to thwart the emergence of homegrown Islamic terrorists. A report, issued Friday by the Muslim Public Affairs Council, reflects the shock among American Muslims over t... |
e21e40e5fab91e6c4ac519efb71bd891aea6720c | Summarize the following news article. | Spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia makes headlines in India .
Students say attacks racially motivated; authorities say they are crimes of opportunity .
Attacks have stoked political tensions between New Delhi, Canberra .
More than 80,000 Indian students attend Australian universities . | [
"(CNN) -- Anjali Thakur is living in fear in India. She is a mother afraid for her son. \"We are all having sleepless nights,\" Thakur says. Sourabh Sharma -- one of the Indian students attacked in Melbourne. Her son isn't in a war zone or even a country known to be dangerous. He is a student in Melbourne, Australi... |
bb2fc7c134c7be5bc20aa60625a996c19121740a | Summarize the following news article. | Virginia ruling gives Vermont court jurisdiction over case .
Janet Jenkins and Lisa Miller were in civil union in Vermont but later split .
Miller moved to Virginia with child; Vermont court allowed Jenkins visitation .
Miller got Virginia court to block visitation; Friday's ruling overturns that . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A woman who helped raise a child with her female partner in Vermont before the pair split can visit the girl in Virginia even though that state doesn't recognize same-sex unions, a court ruled Friday. Janet Jenkins with Isabella, the daughter she helped raise with former partner Lisa Miller. Vi... |
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