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1766b7863b2634a436d2b855e0c72ee0b7dbe666 | Summarize the following news article. | Whitney Houston spoke with InStyle magazine about her comeback .
Singer gave tips on how to be sexy and alluring without having to expose much .
Houston said her strategy is less is more when it comes to sex appeal . | [
"(InStyle) -- Chanteuse Whitney Houston is back and she is better than ever! The one-of-a-kind star is happy, healthy and ready for what's next. The singer spoke with InStyle magazine and shared her comeback secrets in the magazine's January's issue. The 46-year-old sex symbol even gave some tips on how to be allur... |
cc497c5d640772738fb8703d268e49b5067386b7 | Summarize the following news article. | South Africa paceman Dale Steyn takes eight wickets on third day of first Test in Nagpur .
Steyn claims career-best 7-51 to skittle India for 233 to earn a huge lead of 325 .
He then dismisses first-innings centurion Virender Sehwag as India reach 66-2 at stumps .
New Zealand take unassailable 2-0 lead in one-day serie... | [
"(CNN) -- South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn ripped through India's batsmen on the third day of the first cricket Test in Nagpur, taking eight wickets as the hosts were forced to follow on. Steyn took a career-best 7-51 as India, resuming on 25-0 overnight, were skittled for just 233 to concede a massive first-inn... |
9a2c795ebe633770e296cc632b846d3100116b12 | Summarize the following news article. | Carey Mulligan does fine job as teen seeking greener pastures in "An Education"
Film is about a girl in 1961 Britain who starts dating 30-something man .
Good performances all around, especially from Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- England doesn't yet swing in the transporting, ruefully tender coming-of-age drama \"An Education.\" Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard star as a couple in \"An Education.\" It's 1961, and Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a bright 16-year-old schoolgirl in a tidy London suburb, nurtures aspiration... |
16f666b3502d564810e98eb8f0eb85287545dd42 | Summarize the following news article. | 2001-02 Accords, 2001 Civics and 2002-03 Acura TLs included .
Airbag inflators can produce over-pressurization, company says .
At least six injured, one killed by potential defect .
Owners will receive recall notices in the mail . | [
"(CNN) -- An additional 440,000 Honda vehicles are being added to a recall initially announced in November to repair a potential defect in airbag inflation systems, American Honda Motor Co. said Friday. The 2001 Honda Civic is among the vehicles covered by the recall. The recall involves driver-side airbags in cert... |
46faaec753367617638d8f2d20bbf760c9ae4ce7 | Summarize the following news article. | "Antichrist" has met with vitriolic reaction at film festivals .
Lars von Trier film stars Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg as troubled couple .
Horror goes from moody to over-the-top and graphic .
To CNN.com's Tom Charity, the film is a "calamitous atrocity" | [
"(CNN) -- An infant falls to his death from a second-story window while his parents are making love. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe star in the Lars von Trier drama \"Antichrist.\" The mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is consumed with grief and guilt. She's hospitalized and sedated for days and weeks before her... |
efbde569f77e4c62eb33650f1dd101d4cf432d93 | Summarize the following news article. | Bush "was only willing to authorize" legal interrogations, ex-secretary of state says .
Senate report says top Bush officials gave CIA approval on waterboarding .
Bush administration memos argued waterboarding did not violate U.S. laws .
President Obama, calling waterboarding torture, has banned technique . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration's policies on the interrogation of terrorism suspects Sunday, saying former President George W. Bush would not have authorized anything illegal. Condoleeza Rice says George W. Bush was clear that interrogations during ... |
76061c000f9576ce72c2bf11739d81945bfb45ac | Summarize the following news article. | Former girlfriend of Colombian drug lord admits being bought by luxuries .
Yovanna Guzman dated cartel head Wilber Varela for eight years .
Guzman says he bought her cars, vacations, jewels but also ordered her shot in leg .
She says she felt her "golden cage" had opened when he was killed last year . | [
"BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- All that glitters may not be gold, but for Colombia's narco-molls the most important thing is that it glitters. Yovanna Guzman was 19 when she met drug boss Wilber Varela, and she says he showered her with luxuries. Beauty queens, fashion models, actresses or regular girls made good are ... |
68972cd71750dbc0ad152d4db18f1b8fb808c5e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Violinist Midori Goto was child prodigy; played with NY Philharmonic at age 11 .
Set up Midori & Friends musicial education group and is a UN Peace Ambassador .
Has an MA in Psychology and travels the world playing with leading orchestras . | [
"(CNN) -- She is only 37 years old, but violinist Midori Goto has already spent 25 years taking center-stage with the world's best orchestras. Midori first hit center-stage when she was just 11-years-old. Born into a musical family in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 -- her mother and brother are both accomplished musicians -... |
93bb4927a6d23b86e9678b6c2d6cb0479519f63f | Summarize the following news article. | Real Mallorca's hopes of qualifying for Champions League dented by Tenerife defeat .
Mallorca fail to return to the top four in Spain as islanders' poor away form continues .
Promoted Tenerife move up to 18th place but are still in the relegation zone .
Last season's top scorer Nino nets the only goal of the game in th... | [
"(CNN) -- Real Mallorca's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were dented by a 1-0 defeat away to Spanish strugglers Tenerife on Monday night. Gregorio Manzano's islanders dropped out of the top four following the weekend's games, and Nino's early goal for relegation-threatened Tenerife meant they stayed f... |
5587f58526fbcd378078c72ef66ce8036c590762 | Summarize the following news article. | Brown has done 6 months of sentence for beating girlfriend Rihanna .
Judge reads reports that he is doing well on "labor-oriented service"
Brown also "participating and doing a very good job" in domestic violence counseling . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Singer Chris Brown earned a glowing probation report six months after he was sentenced to \"labor-oriented service\" for assaulting his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna, the judge said Thursday. Brown, 20, sat silently in court Thursday afternoon as Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Pa... |
bc357d4334cb58645dbcbf9c0c40f36586756a03 | Summarize the following news article. | The snow began to fall Monday on northern and central Chinese provinces .
Xinhua: More than 9,000 buildings have collapsed since Monday .
Xinhua: Civil Affairs ministry says 159,000 people evacuated from homes, vehicles . | [
"(CNN) -- Heavy snow in northern and central China has killed 21 people since Monday, the country's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Friday, according to state-run media. Xinhua news agency said the ministry did not provide the causes of the deaths, except to note that two school canteens had collapsed in Hebei and H... |
1e601326e348945dfa5bb09a70d428ccc23cce6d | Summarize the following news article. | Most recalls involve free fixes, but NHTSA says 25 percent of consumers don't comply .
Consumer watchdog group says there's no process to ensure that auto owners comply .
Insurers could use VINs to find drivers, states could refuse registration to force compliance .
At federal level, there's no mechanism to ensure that... | [
"(CNN) -- As Toyota recalls millions of cars, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that an average of 25 percent of U.S. consumers who get recall notices don't follow through and fix their vehicles. The CNN Fact Check Desk wondered: Is there a way to ensure compliance with auto recalls? Most v... |
f83667b3a55af0d5417ff84c9435c5e94d992a31 | Summarize the following news article. | Uniforms made in Georgia by TenCate company, using a fabric called Defender M .
It is favored by the military for its fire-resistant and breathable properties .
Fabric uses rayon from Austria, which normally violates buy-American requirement .
Amendment at issue would continue to allow special rayon to be imported . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. troops routinely face the threat of roadside bombs while fighting insurgencies in Afghanistan. They need the most protective clothing the market can bear, and they're getting it -- for now. North Carolina State University College of Textiles tests the flammability of different materials at... |
f28b31df14bbdc694941b00839c29fbd58f668f3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Darrel Mohler, another relative, charged with two counts of rape Friday .
Five relatives were arrested Tuesday after six people accused them of abuse .
More alleged victims have come forward since initial arrests, police say .
Allegations date from the mid-1980s through at least the mid-'90s, the sheriff said . | [
"Lexington, Missouri (CNN) -- Police arrested a sixth member of a Missouri family under investigation for allegations of child sexual abuse, police said. Darrel Mohler has been charged with two counts of rape, Lafayette County Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh said at a news conference. Missouri police did not have Mohler ... |
420425e97607b2673e93c365ba19a5c18f25734a | Summarize the following news article. | American will resume service Friday morning .
The airline has been working to repair earthquake damage to the terminal .
Spirit Airlines is waiting for approval to resume daily flight from Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- American Airlines announced Tuesday it will resume commercial flights into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, making it the first airline to do so. Commercial flights ended on January 12, when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and damaged many of the country's buildings, including ... |
b3d1aaa257a5022f04846e84a3a82696072fbc86 | Summarize the following news article. | Investigators search property linked to Missouri family arrested in child sex abuse case .
Officials searching for "a body or bodies," sheriff said Wednesday .
Alleged abuse started in mid-1980s, continued at least into '90s, the sheriff said . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators are searching property that once belonged to one of five members of a Missouri family arrested on multiple child sexual abuse charges for \"a body or bodies,\" the Lafayette County sheriff said Wednesday. Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh said his department and other law enforcement agencies invest... |
03372fc545293a17d7b60a39aa900e3b87faa9cb | Summarize the following news article. | D.C. manicurist raised more than $250,000 to build school in native Ethiopia .
Inspiration came after seeing children walk three hours to classes held under tree .
Girl killed by hyena while walking home motivated Lidia Schaefer to fulfill promise .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open at CNN.com/Heroes . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When Washington manicurist Lidia Schaefer returned to her native village in Ethiopia, she was troubled by what she saw: children walking three hours each way to attend classes held not in a school, but under a tree. Lidia Schaefer sold her house and car and set aside tips and part of her salary... |
429ee29819e1605d808b69312801eb2820998c5a | Summarize the following news article. | Maclaren says some of it strollers pose a risk of finger amputations .
Recall affects nearly one million strollers sold in the United States .
Manufacturer has issued kit to make hinges safe . | [
"(CNN) -- Close to one million strollers have been recalled by their manufacturer following reports at least 12 babies or toddlers had their fingers amputated after they were caught in the hinges. British company Maclaren said the recall concerns Chinese-made models on sale in the U.S. that open with an \"umbrella\... |
4fb775dbf336219177779170f3dba495323fb90b | Summarize the following news article. | Wednesday marks 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis .
Iran is firmly warning against reformists taking to the streets to protest the government .
Security forces chief says the "faithful" will be allowed to to celebrate the anniversary .
Reformists have released names of 72 protesters they say were killed af... | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- As Tehran approaches the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis, in which dozens of Americans where held against their will for 444 days, the Islamic republic is firmly warning against reformists taking to the streets to protest the government. Still reeling from the massive demonstra... |
566680adb117f339bb4006ba0c7de16a8f3011ac | Summarize the following news article. | Gina Gershon accuses Vanity Fair reporter of "irresponsible journalism," lying .
Magazine stands by article and refuses to run a correction .
Former president called reporter "a scumbag" but later apologized . | [
"(CNN) -- Actress Gina Gershon is demanding a retraction from Vanity Fair after the magazine reported \"high-end Hollywood dinner-party gossip\" that former President Clinton \"has been seen visiting\" her in California. Actress Gina Gershon \"is extremely offended\" by the Vanity Fair article, her lawyers say. The... |
4476284c92f02613d3f9fc2ec5777681431028f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani tells reporter operation against Taliban is over .
Hours later he backtracks on national television and declines to say when operation may end .
Pakistani army conducting an intense operation to rout militants along Afghan border . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani made a U-turn Saturday -- first declaring that the military offensive against Islamic militants in South Waziristan had ended, then saying there is no timeframe for its completion. The Pakistani army is conducting an intense operation to rou... |
388b4c4979a4f5125d641661597d8b753ef136de | Summarize the following news article. | TomTom, Navigon iPhone apps use GPS to give detailed street directions .
Navigon app ($99) is intuitive: Things are where reviewer expects them to be .
TomTom car kit adds power, a bigger speaker and a better GPS chip .
Google has beta turn-by-turn app for its Android 2 operating system . | [
"(CNN) -- We're reviewing two $99 turn-by-turn navigation applications for the iPhone, TomTom and Navigon. Yes, that's right, a $99 application for your phone to take the place of a stand-alone device that doesn't cost much more than that. First off, if you plan to use your iPhone as a turn-by-turn navigator, you'l... |
8344960457778ea0a4fdbba33e7eebb69aa979bf | Summarize the following news article. | Obesity, evidence that operator was taking sleep aid leads to conjecture .
Transportation board criticized for failing to screen for sleep disorders .
Board also notes lack of systems to prevent trains from using same stretch of track . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Boston trolley operator killed in a crash last year likely had a sleep disorder and fell into a \"micro-sleep\" shortly before the collision, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled Tuesday. Since last year's trolley crash in Boston, Massachusetts, there has been another incident on th... |
f3c8e1d5d5e7ee591da95b15c0e78c3c2414eb96 | Summarize the following news article. | Accenture: Woods no longer the right representative for our advertising .
Company cites "circumstances of the last two weeks"
Woods announced Friday he was taking break from golf to focus on family .
Golfer admitted to infidelity in Friday statement . | [
"(CNN) -- A major sponsor for Tiger Woods announced Sunday that it is dropping the golf star in light of recent controversy swirling around his personal life. Accenture, a management consulting firm, said on its Web site that \"given the circumstances of the last two weeks ... the company has determined that he is ... |
20f590d8155dc579a0ebedd4be7c393fbef8a156 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Darrel Mohler, another relative, charged with two counts of rape Friday .
Five relatives were arrested Tuesday after six people accused them of abuse .
More alleged victims have come forward since initial arrests, police say .
Allegations date from the mid-1980s through at least the mid-'90s, the sheriff said . | [
"Lexington, Missouri (CNN) -- Police arrested a sixth member of a Missouri family under investigation for allegations of child sexual abuse, police said. Darrel Mohler has been charged with two counts of rape, Lafayette County Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh said at a news conference. Missouri police did not have Mohler ... |
6c7c0fc36d9a7cdfbd5d44e11312c12df758fb42 | Summarize the following news article. | Drug war raging in Medellin, Colombia, has seen almost 2,000 killings this year .
Gang leader says violence sparked by power vacuum as old bosses arrested .
His gang sells cocaine and marijuana and he rules through violence .
But he refuses to say which cartel boss is bankrolling his gang . | [
"Editor's note: This article contains profanity that some may find offensive. This is part one of a three part series showing different aspects of life inside Colombia's drug gangs. A gang member sniffs in a cloud of cocaine dust as he cuts the drug with other substances. MEDELLIN, Colombia (CNN) -- A young man wit... |
fa0cf5bbb6b64946fc0f38b19ac42f98f0bf667c | Summarize the following news article. | Nigeria footballer Stephen Worgu could receive 40 lashes after he was convicted of drinking alcohol in Sudan .
Alcohol is illegal in the Muslim north of Sudan according to Article 78 of the country's penal code .
The lawyer for the Al-Merreikh forward has appealed against the punishment handed out to Worgu . | [
"(CNN) -- Nigerian footballer Stephen Worgu has been sentenced to 40 lashes after he was convicted of drinking alcohol in Sudan where he plays for first division side Al-Merreikh of Omdurman. The 20-year-old forward, who joined the northern Sudan outfit in October 2008, was found guilty of drinking alcohol and driv... |
6a25e114a52488128612ca0138a52c212b1043df | Summarize the following news article. | Nations honor those who sacrificed their lives in wars on Wednesday .
In many cases services took place for first time without any surviving veterans of World War I .
Services mark 91st anniversary of armistice signed between Germany and Allies on November 11, 1918 . | [
"(CNN) -- Nations honored those who sacrificed their lives in wars on Wednesday, in many cases for the first time without any surviving veterans of World War I. Services took place around the world to mark the 91st anniversary of the armistice signed between Germany and the Allies on November 11, 1918. Depending on... |
163fafba7adee6e4d5b488d549b4f0f1961f4b6b | Summarize the following news article. | Van stolen in Spokane found in Los Angeles shipping container .
Customs checks VIN, finds van was stolen from an auto shop in 1974 .
Van now worth about $27,000; insurance company is owner . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A 1965 Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Spokane, Washington, was found by customs agents in a shipping container in the Los Angeles port last month, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said. The blue van, in pristine condition, was bound for Germany along with sever... |
5de722be3bf4c9bb5c8d3125e6ff881a37de9b69 | Summarize the following news article. | There are currently 466 people in the UK whose expectant mothers took the drug .
Drug, prescribed from 1958 to 1962 for morning sickness, linked to birth defects .
Also affected babies from Kenya to Peru to Japan, most of the cases in Germany .
Health minister: UK government creating a $32.5M fund to meet health needs ... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The British government has apologized and offered compensation to hundreds of people who suffered the effects of thalidomide, a drug once prescribed to pregnant women that later was linked to major birth defects. Thalidomide sufferers and campaigners hailed the move and said it was long ov... |
aad694b5c7f4c97f55a46a1b9b7943b3c49ddaa7 | Summarize the following news article. | Interim President Roberto Micheletti announces formation of new unity government .
Unity government formed without input of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya .
Negotiators for Zelaya and Micheletti reached unity deal last week .
Zelaya calls last week's accord a "dead letter" | [
"(CNN) -- Interim Honduran President Roberto Micheletti installed himself as leader of a new unity government late Thursday, a move that drew condemnation from ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya. Making a late night public announcement, Micheletti said his entire cabinet had resigned to clear the way for a reconci... |
f42166d0ab9b83d268c87c5d800bf78f656c9a0e | Summarize the following news article. | Pair who responded to gunfire at processing center say day of shooting started as a typical one .
Sgt. Kimberly Munley suffered three gunshot wounds in the November 5 shooting .
Oprah Winfrey spoke with her and another first responder, Sgt. Mark Todd .
"Every day is a progress for me," says Munley, who's in good condit... | [
"Killeen, Texas (CNN) -- The civilian police officer hailed as a heroine for ending the shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army Post said Wednesday she was washing her patrol car just before she headed to the bloody scene. Sgt. Kimberly Munley was cleaning the car and topping off the gas tank, routine duties at the end ... |
bdcdae1593daa93d589d84e6ef6273388aff2be8 | Summarize the following news article. | Soap with child bride as central character is one of India's most watched TV shows .
Critics says the show glosses over the brutalities of India's real child brides .
Executive defends show, says it does highlight evils of child marriages .
Child brides problem is widespread in India despite 18 being legal age for marr... | [
"MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- Dressed in fancy clothes, she applies eye liner, dabs her nose with a powder puff and the director shouts, \"Silence, rolling!\" Avika Gor, who plays child bride Anandi in the popular but controversial show. On cue, the star of the show delivers her lines. Meet Anandi, the main character of ... |
e8c17da912ad7702762bd7667075972828d33c28 | Summarize the following news article. | Imam: Nidal Malik Hasan wanted wife who could deal with his military career .
Yahya Hendi is third imam to tell CNN Hasan asked for help finding wife .
Manager of strip club tells reporters Hasan visited there several times .
Hendi says strip club visits violate Islam -- and so does "killing fellow citizens" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Washington-based imam told CNN on Monday that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan approached him for help finding a wife. Imam Yahya Hendi, the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, said Hasan came to him at least two years ago as the cleric conducted services at Bethesda Naval Ho... |
c99af32972dd38be8f1d1b3ea878a5ca2e07dce1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Weapons confiscated in raid of suspects' firm, official says .
Five arrested in death of fellow contractor James Kitterman .
Kitterman found bound, blindfolded and fatally stabbed .
Victim owned a construction company that operated in Iraq . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Five American security contractors were detained in connection with the killing of another American contractor last month inside Baghdad's Green Zone, sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Saturday. The body of James Kitterman was found in a car in Baghdad's heavily protected ... |
68f7309dfb41943166ac1fb64cff8f0da56c00d6 | Summarize the following news article. | Quake set back efforts to get Haiti back on its feet "by many, many years," analyst says .
Haiti's democracy survived after '04 revolt with aid, U.N. peacekeeping mission .
International Crisis Group official: Efforts to build non-corrupt institutions can be salvaged .
Professor: Haitian economy cannot rebuild Port-au-... | [
"(CNN) -- Already hamstrung by generations of poverty, environmental catastrophe and strongman rule, Haiti will need years to recover from the devastation inflicted by last week's earthquake, according to U.S. and Canadian analysts. Haiti's struggling democracy has survived on international aid and the muscle of a ... |
f8ba9a10ad93dd7aac33ed7028bb88d37ab1d61d | Summarize the following news article. | A customer purchased a ticket through Cheaptickets.com .
She paid for a first-class ticket, but the seats were in economy .
She asked for a refund and disputed the charges with no luck .
Troubleshooter contacted Cheaptickets and the company refunded the difference . | [
"(Tribune Media Services) -- Virginia Pozo buys a first-class ticket to Peru on TACA. But it turns out the ticket is in economy class. When she tries to get a refund on the fare difference, her online agency offers her a $400 voucher. Is that enough? And is she entitled to more? A passenger bought first-class ticke... |
4700f258040a09d4977b65a06452876a3c1c2ec8 | Summarize the following news article. | Haiti makeshift camps are starting to function like mini cities .
Citizens are digging out their belongings and what they need out of the rubble .
Everything from turquoise hand-crocheted lace to Mazola oil seen recently at camp . | [
"Leogane, Haiti (CNN) -- More than three weeks after Haiti's devastating earthquake, many of the makeshift camps housing thousands are starting to function as mini cities. Small markets have blossomed. Some camps have even designated mayors and security personnel. But in others, life still looks as it did days aft... |
d0c035d0b3b973d79aaf666c0048aecf9464ab45 | Summarize the following news article. | 40 percent of dead are children, aid group spokeswoman says .
Aid is promised, but more is needed as cold front is due Tuesday .
At least 130 people killed, dozens missing after heavy rains cause flooding, mudslides .
Mudslides unrelated to Hurricane Ida, officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 130 people have died and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flooding and mudslides that buried communities Sunday and left a swath of destruction in El Salvador, officials said Monday. The death toll was \"preliminary,\" said Raul Murillo, subdirector of the Department of Civil Protec... |
8f1cc519c655d80ef0417304b9d991a810d73ae0 | Summarize the following news article. | Victor Zhikai Gao is now the director of the Beijing Private Equity Association .
Gao says the United States should deal with Beijing "with respect"
Gao says China has no desire to be an enemy of the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- The relationship between China and the United States is \"the most important\" bilateral relationship in the world, a former Chinese foreign ministry official said Monday. Victor Zhikai Gao, now the director of the Beijing Private Equity Association, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that the United States s... |
521bbfdf85e6c4989fac7976dd436362d32c5dca | Summarize the following news article. | Four Iraqi detainees were killed by three decorated Army sergeants at a Baghdad canal .
Frustration over detainee policy may have led to 2007 slayings, CNN investigation found .
Nearly 77,000 detainees have been released out of the 87,000 captured in the Iraq war .
Watch Saturday, Sunday at 8 and 11 p.m. ET; read blog ... | [
"Vilseck, Germany (CNN) -- The military released 77,000 of about 87,000 detainees locked up during the Iraq war because there was not enough evidence to hold them, CNN has learned. \"In most cases, if we don't have anything, eventually they'll be released,\" said Brig. Gen. David Quantock, who oversees detainee ope... |
47d8d81a865062cfe8361a5eeab8d04a98e8e9b5 | Summarize the following news article. | The Fort Hood killings were not a religious act, says Arsalan Iftikhar .
He says reports shooter said "Allahu Akbar" don't make slayings an "Islamic" crime .
Iftikhar says Islam forbids the taking of human life .
Thousands of patriotic Muslims serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, he says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Most of the world's 1.57 billion Muslims know that the Holy Quran states quite clearly that, \"Anyone who kills a human being ... it shall be as though he has killed all of mankind. ... If anyone saves a life, it shall be as though he has saved the lives of all of mankind.\" Accordingly, it sho... |
fa93e9ae33c11640a21027b636731f9262b05e84 | Summarize the following news article. | Death of Exodus Tyson puts spotlight on hidden household hazards .
Police: Mike Tyson's 4-year-old was accidentally strangled with treadmill cord .
Falls from windows, furniture and flat screens that tip over cause many injuries .
Parents need to be aware of their own child's abilities and level of curiosity . | [
"(CNN) -- The death of boxing champion Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter after a treadmill accident highlights the issue of hidden dangers in the home. Exercise equipment injures more than 25,000 children each year according to one safety organization. While most parents know enough about covering outlets and keep... |
234c63c249f3f503dc180008f0a72fe4f182efb7 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Harry apologizes for offensive language used while on duty three years ago .
Videos surface of him calling one soldier "paki," another called "raghead"
British Ministry of Defense plans to investigate allegations . | [
"(CNN) -- Britain's Prince Harry apologized through a spokesman Saturday after videos surfaced showing him using offensive language to describe people in his military unit. Prince Harry apologized for videos of him making offensive comments while on military duty in 2006. In one clip, a voice said to be Harry's cal... |
2c2fef81904da3ceb73c9aeb55ff5cb7f3ed6fa5 | Summarize the following news article. | Students from former segregated schools of 1959 unite in Macon, Georgia .
"I never dreamed of this moment," says Ruby Dean Dupree Mayes .
Michael Cass: "I'm glad we've left the past behind"
The group hopes to set example for elders of other Southern cities . | [
"Macon, Georgia (CNN) -- Bettye Webb-Hayes won't ever forget the day her son posed a question that stopped her in her tracks. \"Mom,\" the fourth-grader asked, \"am I white?\" It was a question she had never asked her own parents. It was something you didn't talk about in the days of the segregated South -- especia... |
6686f16d6dcc9e623e731018da6d2e0f1078f26f | Summarize the following news article. | Wi-Fi at airports, planes, hotels may be risky, but no more than at coffee shops .
Study: Loss of a single laptop costs a company $49,246 .
Use encrypted disks to keep your information safe, experts say . | [
"(CNN) -- With Wi-Fi access at airports, hotels, and aboard airplanes, business travelers don't have to look very hard for a wireless Internet connection. Wi-Fi hotspots at airports may put users' computers at risk, but no more so than at coffee shops, experts say. But with these public wireless hotspots becoming m... |
fac19b446bb8a42ef034f8298107836b88db06f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Strong winds and rain from the powerful storm have left thousands without power.
Flood advisories were in effect Friday in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
National Guard Bureau: At least 160 troops were deployed to assist in high-water areas .
Dominion Power: By early afternoon, at least 155,000 in Virginia had ... | [
"(CNN) -- Governors in three Eastern Seaboard states Friday called on National Guard troops to help evacuate people from flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida. Strong winds and rain from the powerful storm have left thousands without power. Ida lost momentum but not the ability to generate winds and... |
8ab54dddf4d279a8415532ee0be93ef5110e2dec | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. policy under review because "this is a turning point," she tells U.S. Embassy staff .
Clinton meets with U.S. ambassador, military commander in Afghanistan .
Clinton will attend President Hamid Karzai's inauguration for second term .
Karzai under pressure to clean up corruption in government . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday -- the eve of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration for a second term -- that now is a \"critical moment\" for Afghanistan, because Karzai has a \"clear window\" to demonstrate what kind of government he will lead. Speaking to sta... |
42ead885ee853f9cca061bc68d9d398f46e06b06 | Summarize the following news article. | "Forgotten Australians" were brought from Britain in program that ended 40 years ago .
Children came from British families struggling with severe poverty or from institutions .
"I cannot rewind the clock on your suffering, nor can I erase the past," Rudd says . | [
"(CNN) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologized on Monday to thousands of adults who, as impoverished British children, were brought to Australia with the promise of a better life but found abuse and forced labor. \"My hope today is to reach out to you all on behalf of this nation -- Australia --... |
95eda6672e3f5d465eec565af56670b0d30b0673 | Summarize the following news article. | Lungs of adults who had grown up with secondhand smoke had more "holes"
Many "holes" --less dense areas of lung-- are characteristic of emphysema .
Even though smoke-exposed lungs functioned fine, there's concern for future health .
About 24 million people in the United States have emphysema, chronic bronchitis . | [
"Adults who were exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke during childhood have lungs that look different on CT scans from those of people who grew up in a smoke-free environment, a new study suggests. The harmful short-term effects of secondhand smoke are well known; the long-term consequences aren't as clear.... |
360b51c738cde3fa09cef18c3d7672a1d20d3379 | Summarize the following news article. | Typhoon Ketsana slams the Philippines, flooding the capital .
An earthquake and tsunami left hundreds dead in the Samoan Islands .
Watch Team iReport talk about these stories and more .
Share your stories with CNN at iReport.com . | [
"iReporter Doranne Lim chronicles the flooding from Typhoon Ketsana in Pasig City, Philippines. This week in iReport, we received compelling images and stories from major international natural disasters: a tsunami in the Samoan Islands and flooding in the Philippines from Typhoon Ketsana. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ... |
d8182bec5b2174059b2035c2882a8ff19fdd3980 | Summarize the following news article. | LZ Granderson says gays should show patience after same-sex law defeated in Maine .
He says frustrated advocates must reject hate, focus on changing nation's heart.
As they face opponents, advocates should hate sin, love sinner, he says . | [
"Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) -- I'm a single father of a 12-year-old boy who every five minutes seem to switch personalities on me. One moment he's a starving student athlete hungry enough to eat a cow, the next he's a picky vegan. I'm told by people much smarter than me that this is normal for a child going throu... |
a421f6c60773c90fa65010115ab3172fb3dee7cd | Summarize the following news article. | Although Chinese credit card debt is far behind the U.S., it's beginning to mount .
New credit cards jumped 32 percent the past year .
Chinese card debts more than two months overdue rose 133 percent this year . | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- The world economy is placing a bet on its future with China, but some Chinese are placing bets on their future with plastic. In rebalancing the world economy, analysts have said U.S. citizens should take cues from the Chinese, where 40 cents of every dollar of disposable income is saved, co... |
a069226a6a3f6d1721e525422ca4fb2072f9f532 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mayumi Heene pleads guilty to misdemeanor charge of false reporting to authorities .
Richard Heene pleads guilty to charge of attempting to influence a public servant .
Prosecutors agree to probation with possibility of jail time, attorneys say .
Millions of people watched the saga on television for nearly two hou... | [
"(CNN) -- The Colorado couple who said their 6-year-old son was aboard an escaped balloon pleaded guilty Friday to charges related to the well-publicized \"balloon boy\" case. Richard Heene pleaded guilty in Larimer County Court to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant. His wife, Mayumi Heene,... |
83354a959637b53e496639598f0d8a80c90c01b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Italy vows to fight European court ruling banning crucifixes in classrooms .
Court ruled Tuesday that display of religious symbols violate students' right to freedom of religion .
Case was brought by an Italian woman who objected to crucifixes on walls in her sons' classrooms .
Government says it will appeal verdict; l... | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- The Italian government is vowing to fight a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate students' right to freedom of religion. The European Court of Human Rights found unanimously Tuesday that the display of a particular religious symbol -- such as the Christian cross -- in a ... |
8d047398767f0f89789c895d8af949fdb80ded68 | Summarize the following news article. | Poor nutrition is one of the main killers of young children, UNICEF report says .
Report: 200 million children younger than 5 suffer from chronic undernutrition .
Undernourished kids more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes .
Reducing and eliminating malnutrition is feasible, the repo... | [
"(CNN) -- Hunger is stunting hundreds of millions of children in the developing world, and more than 90 percent of them live in Africa and Asia, UNICEF says. Poor nutrition is one of the main killers of young children, the U.N. Children's Fund says in the new report \"Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutriti... |
bfc6e8ba6e477884abdaf3775bfb68645ef22848 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain will appeal ruling against police searches allowed by its anti-terrorism legislation .
European Court of Human Rights ruled that searches breached plaintiffs' human rights .
Case was brought by two Britons who were stopped and searched by police in 2003 .
Britain says the powers are an important tool in the fig... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The British government said Wednesday it will appeal a European court ruling that certain police stop-and-search powers are a breach of human rights. Under Section 44 of Britain's Terrorism Act 2000, uniformed officers may stop any pedestrian or vehicle and search them, regardless of wheth... |
b05181e1ad5f7a51d8ee6911617b7f83218962f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Air Force Staff Sgt. David Booher shot with 5 others in Ciudad Juarez .
Gunmen appeared to have targeted the victims, Mexican spokesman says .
Juarez is considered off-limits for the U.S. military because of drug violence . | [
"(CNN) -- A U.S. serviceman was among six victims of an early morning shooting at a Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, strip club Wednesday, officials said. Unidentified gunmen entered the Amadeus club in the border city across from El Paso, Texas, just after midnight and fatally shot six men, Chihuahua state attorney general'... |
8a57d62e5bc3bf52552317029364a05f5660ce70 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Charges of rebellion will be leveled against many of those arrested during martial law .
Legality of martial law declaration, allowing arrests without warrants, is challenged .
Searchers make arrests, recover arms from a clan implicated in massacre .
Martial law follows killings of 57 last week in Maguindanao prov... | [
"(CNN) -- Charges of rebellion will be leveled against many of those arrested during martial law in the southern Philippines -- declared in the aftermath of last month's massacre of 57 civilians, the nation's justice secretary said. Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera made the statement Saturday as the administratio... |
1ba8c2f8fb408a26edfa36dcd84243b1d6763067 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno makes remark to reporters at Pentagon .
About 123,000 U.S. troops in Iraq; could drop to 110,000 by January, he says .
Odierno: Iraqi security forces recently seized caches of Iranian-made weapons . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It isn't clear whether the United States will ever be able to declare victory in Iraq, the top U.S. commander there said Thursday. Army Gen. Ray Odierno speaks to reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday. \"I'm not sure we will ever see anyone declare victory in Iraq, because first off, I'm not ... |
11ec81cd14148b13c2c9e44dc57e85d901cc2fef | Summarize the following news article. | Switzerland has reputation for lax laws on assisted suicide .
Authorities proposing regulations that would put limits on the the practise .
Recent cases have drawn attention to "suicide tourism" | [
"(CNN) -- It has long been the final destination for terminally ill patients who want to end their lives, offering what many consider to be a dignified way out of their suffering. But now, Switzerland is proposing legislation that would limit the practice of assisted suicide to people who are terminally ill -- or b... |
a092d39b39c766d2e43925ad404062465cb4e746 | Summarize the following news article. | State Department says what ambassador tells president is confidential .
Hamid Karzai aides question U.S. ambassador's advice to Obama .
Ambassador reportedly warns Obama against sending more troops to Afghanistan .
Ambassador has expressed concerns about Karzai government in past . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office contacted the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan about reports the ambassador warned against sending more U.S. troops to the country, a Karzai spokesman told CNN Thursday. Two U.S. officials confirmed to CNN that Ambassador Karl Eikenberry sent two cab... |
d5479f618b51f6aba73ef060617f9fa2d549979d | Summarize the following news article. | Lakshmi is expecting her first child, publicist confirms .
"Top Chef" host had suffered from endometriosis .
Lakshmi, former wife of Salman Rushdie, has not named the father . | [
"(CNN) -- \"Top Chef\" host Padma Lakshmi is pregnant with her first child, her publicist confirmed to CNN on Thursday. Padma Lakshmi will be eating for two on Bravo's \"Top Chef.\" Lakshmi, 39, has not identified the father. Her representative told US Weekly that the television personality conceived after a long b... |
dcbff425f08580103f6d18ad5100c4b013d58bfb | Summarize the following news article. | Chicago man accused of secretly videotaping ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in nude .
Authorities say Andrews was filmed through peephole in hotel rooms .
Videos were later posted on Internet, according to FBI .
Michael David Barrett faces interstate stalking charge, authorities say . | [
"CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Authorities arrested a man accused of secretly taping ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews in the nude and posting the videos on the Internet, the FBI said Friday. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews claims someone videotaped her while she was nude and posted video online. Authorities arrested 48-ye... |
0724f1ba975c9de9d78c483cfe0da00a1fdb4aaa | Summarize the following news article. | ACORN leader defends community organizing group at National Press Club .
Some ACORN workers advised undercover conservatives on prostitution in videos .
ACORN's Bertha Lewis says group targeted due to its voter registration efforts .
Lewis: ACORN has responded properly to allegations, fired workers in videos . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The head of ACORN on Tuesday sharply deplored recent videos showing some of the group's workers advising people how to set up a prostitution business. ACORN leader Bertha Lewis defends her group at the National Press Club on Tuesday in Washington. \"It made my stomach turn,\" Bertha Lewis, chi... |
b37a5746055787d4aed0f102c263c5fdac5cbef6 | Summarize the following news article. | Sir Ken Robinson: We're born with great natural talents .
He says schools systematically suppress many of those innate talents .
Schools use testing and other systems to narrowly assess students, he says .
He says they devalue forms of creativity that don't fit in academic contexts . | [
"(CNN) -- I spoke at TED in 2006, the year they started to put the talks online. I'm told that since then, the talk has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times in more than 200 countries. The number of people who've seen it may be 20 times that or more. I have a stream of e-mails, tweets and blog posts round t... |
88185086ede22c557ee66df61032ae3d5755bd19 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Funeral arrangements are being set up, spokeswoman says .
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announces 10-day mourning period .
Aquino had been battling colon cancer since March 2008 .
She took up opposition to Marcos regime after her husband's 1983 assassination . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, whose \"People Power\" movement pushed out longtime strongman Ferdinand Marcos less than three years after her husband's assassination, has died at age 76, her family announced Saturday. \"She was the agent of change in Philippine democracy,\" said Ray Donato, t... |
0540e8c4d7afd0dd356bfe8286b9a50bfded9b54 | Summarize the following news article. | Florence Henderson launches a new service to help seniors learn about computers .
The "Brady Bunch" actress had to overcome her own fear of technology .
Floh Club is a "telephone-based technical support service"
It helps grandparents and others stay in touch with family via e-mail, webcams . | [
"(CNN) -- She's been called \"America's mom.\" Strangers stop her for hugs in the airport. And she still dishes up kindly parental wisdom daily in reruns of \"The Brady Bunch.\" \"Brady Bunch\" actress Florence Henderson founded a service to help older adults learn about computers. Now, actress Florence Henderson, ... |
5a04244c3df29dae5f50b8458641333922608252 | Summarize the following news article. | Flight operators: Aerial survey indicates occupants on aircraft died .
Search and rescue crews not able to land their helicopter in the area, U.N. says .
Plane was on a routine flight from Kinsasha to the eastern city of Goma . | [
"(CNN) -- A humanitarian plane carrying 17 people -- most of them relief workers -- has crashed during a storm in a mountainous region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday. File image of a Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. Search and rescue crews were not immediately able to land their helic... |
4b4988f5bd8d792e786114b97d2549616ef7065e | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. official: Directive pertains to coalition forces' raids on Afghan homes, compounds .
Coalition trying to lower tension between military and civilians, keep Afghan public support .
Raids seen as violation of privacy of Afghan homes, and they can turn violent .
New rules are said to call for use of Afghan troops, an... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A new classified directive to coalition forces in Afghanistan puts restrictions on nighttime raids of Afghan homes and compounds, according to a senior U.S. official who has seen the document. The official declined to be identified because a declassified version of the document has not been mad... |
4b3b77be326cc3fab689fafbda22541ff468f726 | 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... |
e1b77d419c63413740f393547aaf9529d2271ad7 | Summarize the following news article. | Jessica Biel lends her voice to animated film "Planet 51"
Actress wanted something that reflected her childlike side .
Biel says it's hard to find roles for women that reflect strength and character . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- There's an innocence to Jessica Biel, she says. The actress, who has starred in \"The Illusionist\" and \"I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,\" wanted to tap into her childlike side for \"Planet 51,\" a new animated film about an Earth astronaut who lands on a faraway planet that ... |
748834d20d47c20de69c4f2b9b83ad1c0c1f16c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Nigerian drug agents patrol southern forests hunting for hidden drug farms .
Nigeria is hub for trafficking and fears problem is spilling into its streets .
Courier paid $5,000 to transport cocaine in stomach; drug agent paid $200 a month .
Educated addict now living under bridge says her life was destroyed by cocaine ... | [
"ONDO, Nigeria (CNN) -- In the dark of the early morning, the assembled drug agents murmur a short prayer before setting out on an early morning drugs raid. A agent torches marijuana plants found in the Nigerian forests but there could be hundreds more farms. After a few short orders, we set off into the deep under... |
7061a2b145035479ce1dbf998d7416a6257f0f4c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Attorney denounces charging teens as adults, will seek bond .
Michael Brewer has burns on 65 percent of his body after being doused with alcohol, set ablaze .
Three teens charged as adults with one count of attempted murder in the second degree .
Two other boys ages 13 and 15 have been charged as juveniles . | [
"Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) -- Three teens accused of setting a 15-year-old friend on fire pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of attempted murder, a public defender for one of the boys said. Denver Jarvis and Matthew Bent, both 15, and Jesus Mendez, 16, are charged as adults with one count of attempted mur... |
ef6e7ee88adc48f680e91d00c065f268df7468f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Tibetan exile leaders back Dalai Lama's current "middle way approach"
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, seeks genuine autonomy from Beijing .
Small minority want to demand Tibet's independence, spokesman says . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Tibetan exile leaders, meeting in northern India to debate a potential new approach to Tibet's decades-long struggle for autonomy, have voted to stay with the Dalai Lama's current \"middle way approach,\" according to a spokesman for the spiritual leader. Some have sought Tibet's independ... |
3abad9903d5b7fd9b063146781e4e0b395f4c0f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Jennifer Schuett waited 19 years for arrest of man who allegedly attacked her .
Welder Dennis Earl Bradford, 40, arrested Tuesday in Arkansas .
Schuett was grabbed from her bedroom and left for dead at age 8 .
Advanced DNA tests provided a break in the case; DNA was in clothing . | [
"(CNN) -- Jennifer Schuett's search for the man who snatched her from her bed when she was 8, sexually assaulted her and left her for dead on top of an ant hill ended Tuesday with the arrest of a suspect. Jennifer Schuett, 27, was abducted and left for dead at age 8. A suspect was arrested Tuesday. Now begins anoth... |
69c1ea8b1bad5489bf31f5e8347a1377613b4ed7 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S., Iran hold talks on margins of multilateral meeting on Iran's nuclear plans .
Obama says talks are "constructive" start but demands more .
Foreign policy chief confirms another round of talks coming .
Newly revealed Iranian uranium facility is focus for world powers . | [
"GENEVA, Switzerland (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama called on Iran to provide the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency with \"unfettered\" access to the newly disclosed Qom uranium enrichment site, and Tehran's nuclear negotiator said the country would cooperate with inspectors. President Obama said Iran must provide... |
dfba8e88acba6e39b39088d7988965a83586afa3 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Illnesses occur during event led by author James Arthur Ray, reports say .
NEW: Evidence "may turn this into a criminal prosecution," sheriff says .
About 50 people had spent up to two hours inside the "sweatbox," officials said .
Resort is nonprofit religious organization, Web site says . | [
"(CNN) -- The two people who died and the 19 others who fell ill at a central Arizona resort after spending time in a sauna-like \"sweatbox\" were attending a program by self-help expert James Arthur Ray, authorities said Saturday. Two people died and were 19 injured after spending up to two hours inside this \"swe... |
e21ef6e52316809b7c92162008e1e09f1bb14ed0 | Summarize the following news article. | Christian asked his adopted mother to find his Chinese family three years ago .
Police and orphanage records were incomplete and his memories were vague .
The search really took off after a blog was posted on the Internet . | [
"(CNN) -- His father and uncle fall to the ground, crying uncontrollably. After 11 years of not knowing, relief of finding a child they thought had been lost forever pours out of them. Christian Norris is reunited with his uncle and grandmother in Beijing. That child is Christian Norris -- he's 17 now and he stood ... |
7413e72478b684fee54db89127ec845b27c59245 | Summarize the following news article. | Half of all home purchases in February were by first-time homebuyers .
In REO, real-estate owned, you buy directly from bank after they foreclose on property .
Clark is a fan of houses that smell, since he can really underbid his offer .
The key to finding a deal is to know local market conditions . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The news on the housing market continues to be bleak as bleak can be. In just one example, the January numbers from the Case-Shiller index -- a popular collection of data about repeat sales of single-family homes -- show that home values in Phoenix are down almost 50 percent from their pe... |
a2a25e700212b7bf7fba0b5224eb1150a2509d6c | Summarize the following news article. | Among items auctioned Saturday: jacket, song lyrics, sketches, dental mold .
Famous rhinestone-studded glove fetched $420,000 .
Hat's letter of verification signed by Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley . | [
"New York (CNN) -- More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million. Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of... |
74ad55108d8d34925112326345d482aeee375002 | Summarize the following news article. | Florida minimum-security jail raises peppers, uses them in hot sauce .
Three inmate-produced sauces available: "Original," "Smoke" and "No Escape"
Proceeds from sale of sauces goes back into jail's horticulture program .
Jail program also teaches job skills to soon-to-be-released inmates . | [
"TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- Some Florida minimum-security inmates want to know: Can you handle the heat? Inmates work with peppers at the Hillsborough County Jail in Tampa, Florida. Hot sauce heat, that is -- Jail House Fire Hot Sauce, cooked up by inmates at the Hillsborough County Jail and now offered for sale. The ... |
b49b0ea512ef0c849d65a915df9c63a18a5f2c7a | Summarize the following news article. | Jenson Button signs a three-year deal with McLaren according to British media reports .
Button visited McLaren headquarters earlier this month as he was being lured to the team .
Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen will not race in Formula One in 2010 . | [
"(CNN) -- World champion race driver Jenson Button has joined the McLaren Formula One team, McLaren announced Wednesday. The jump to powerhouse McLaren -- already the home of previous world champion Lewis Hamilton -- creates the first team to start a season with the two previous world champions racing together, McL... |
dbe0fe9c7d659029685178dcc6ef3fc19496026d | Summarize the following news article. | Dead man's mother identified him as Gentile Cherie, a 20-year-old carpenter .
Companion with him was wounded, and third man nearby says hit by stray bullet .
A CNN crew spotted police stopping the two men Thursday afternoon .
CNN crew heard 4 gunshots while getting out of the car, saw 2 men on ground, shot in back . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Haitian police shot and killed a man they suspected of stealing rice in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince on Thursday, leaving his body on the sidewalk for hours as his family mourned. The dead man's mother identified him as Gentile Cherie, a 20-year-old carpenter. A companion with h... |
86f30844d0c2682851f1cb92ac3a11f89d74745e | Summarize the following news article. | Web site operator wants to publish encyclopedia about Harry Potter novels .
Judge awards "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and publisher $6,750 in damages .
Rowling says she has long planned to publish her own encyclopedia . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A federal judge on Monday ruled against a Web site operator who was seeking to publish an encyclopedia about the Harry Potter series of novels, blocking publication of \"The Harry Potter Lexicon\" after concluding that it would cause author J.K. Rowling \"irreparable injury.\" Steven Vander Ark s... |
db5246d36e90e0bb4a06680d55f4320944af4359 | Summarize the following news article. | Roger Hill, a former Army captain, was discharged after a mock execution of Afghan detainees .
NATO has 96-hour rule for detention of suspects .
U.S. military is reviewing policy; some say suspects get released too soon .
The full investigation on AC 360 tonight at 10 p.m. ET . | [
"(CNN) -- A controversial policy that limits the amount of time NATO troops can hold Afghan detainees is under review by U.S. Defense Department officials, a spokesman for the department told CNN. The review of what's known as the \"96-hour rule\" is under way as CNN questioned whether the policy was putting soldie... |
66ed4014b903c2620423ad27e7bd3777eded165a | Summarize the following news article. | Two sergeants disappeared near border with Turkmenistan this month .
Divers found body of one last week .
Family said he jumped into river after seeing fellow soldier struggle . | [
"(CNN) -- The Pentagon on Wednesday identified two U.S. soldiers who disappeared in Afghanistan this month, announcing the death of one of the men and saying that the whereabouts of the other remain unknown. Both soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division disappeared in the Morghab River near... |
a4a72b9b94a8536851901175f69a681d46c555ef | Summarize the following news article. | Software marries photos with location data taken from a separate GPS receiver .
Apple's iPhone can geotag its own photos .
Geotagging lets you search for photos based on where you took them .
Manufacturers say GPS support in cameras has become a matter of when, not if . | [
"(CNET) -- With its launch of iPhoto 09, Apple has begun showing some reasons why it's worth enduring the hassle of geotagging your photos. Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president, unveils iPhoto 09 at Macworld Tuesday. It's generally not easy right now to label your photos with information about where you too... |
94f8e9b6bbc1a7088c3e5354d9d3c45d93b1b06c | Summarize the following news article. | The FBI reports nearly 3,200 account hijacking cases since 2006 .
Online scam losses amounting to $264.6 million reported in 2008 .
Facebook has automated systems that detect compromised accounts .
MySpace.com creates blacklists of phony accounts . | [
"(CNN) -- If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim. Experts say cybercrooks are lurking just a mouse click away on popular social networking sites. That's because more cyberthieves are targeting increasingly popular social networking sites that provide a gold ... |
4b2108a665d67642b6f688c47ad54539a4e98e45 | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands of Haitians try to board government ship to Port Jeremie on Haiti's far western tip .
Families packing themselves into small, overcrowded row boats to try and reach offshore ship .
People climbed up sides of boat, passing belongings, children up the side .
Ferry owner on desperate Haitians: "They'll do anythi... | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Breathlessly, they came, carrying suitcases, plastic bags and just about anything that would hold the few belongings they still had. Thousands of Haitian people, most of them homeless, have flooded the port, hoping for a ticket to hope, on board a ferry, being paid for by the Haitian... |
55eefe0b6fac0f13c140e160c0622112e9a2704f | Summarize the following news article. | Joy Behar invited women who went through public divorces onto her HLN show .
Mary Jo Eustace talked about how hard it was to watch Dean McDermott move on .
Lance Armstrong's ex-wife, Kristen, said she couldn't hate her husband's new love .
Dina Matos said ex-New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey married her for political gain ... | [
"(CNN) -- It's doubtful there's ever a perfect time or place to end a marriage, but for Dean McDermott, that time and place was in a Palm Springs, California, hotel room after playing a round of golf. Mary Jo Eustace said she's been able to take her 2006 divorce from Dean McDermott and turn it into a positive. The ... |
4d9d536b80dbbbdb3e85c058c3db10257dfeee66 | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Atkins held Sharon Tate down and stabbed the pregnant actress 16 times .
Parole hearing was the 13th for Atkins, who is battling terminal brain cancer .
The panel set another hearing for Atkins in three years . | [
"(CNN) -- Former \"Manson Family\" member Susan Atkins, who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death more than 40 years ago and now is terminally ill, was denied parole Wednesday, prison officials said. Susan Atkins, shown here after her indictment in the Manson murders, was denied parole again Wednesday. The parole he... |
5faf2b207bcfde7a4cf3a8285141543ff5275ff2 | Summarize the following news article. | During his campaign, Barack Obama promised to run a more transparent administration .
Records of visitors will be available on an ongoing basis beginning in December .
Up to 100,000 people visit the White House each month . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The White House on Friday began releasing the names of visitors as part of a Barack Obama campaign promise to run a more transparent administration. Last month, Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform, said records of White House visitors would be made avai... |
c911df53bdfb16de998b336c4b538faed581c154 | Summarize the following news article. | Emmanuel Uwayezu accused of genocide, crimes against humanity .
Alleged to be part of a conspiracy to kill Tutsis in area of Gikongoro, Rwanda .
Uwayezu arrived in Italy in 1997, took an alias, and was working as a priest .
Was identified after Interpol received information and pictures from Rwanda . | [
"(CNN) -- A Rwandan accused of \"complicity\" in the massacre of students at the college he headed during the country's genocide 15 years ago has been arrested in Italy, where he served as a clergyman, an international police agency said. Interpol hailed arrest of Uwayezu as a demonstration of effectiveness of inte... |
c1c00115f6ee7e583338d3c9581e75fa1681506a | Summarize the following news article. | Jacmel, Leogane, Carrefour and Petit-Goave are towns that are reeling from earthquake .
East of Port-au-Prince, makeshift camps have been erected in public squares .
Humanitarian response "needs to be immediate," says Kathryn Bolles of Save the Children . | [
"(CNN) -- Jacmel was the artsy town Kathryn Bolles would travel to on weekends, a respite from the bustle of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. But when a colleague with the Save the Children organization returned from once-scenic Jacmel on Friday, Bolles said he was traumatized. \"He said it's horrible what's happen... |
f6e69fcaa4bfcf0053a71fe3725e13508480dd9a | Summarize the following news article. | Wayne Rooney scores twice as Manchester United defeat West Ham 3-0 .
Michael Owen scores the other goal to help United claim a comfortable win .
The result leaves United just a point behind Premier League leaders Chelsea . | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester United are now just one point behind leaders Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League, after a double from in-form Wayne Rooney helped them to a comfortable 3-0 home win over West Ham on Tuesday evening. England striker Rooney, who is enjoying the best goalscoring run of his career, has... |
518ddc0c8e663859f7805bb0fc8207098b0ea386 | Summarize the following news article. | Junior Gotti, son of late "Teflon Don," set to go on trial in federal court .
Gotti is accused of racketeering, participating in two drug murders .
Original indictment was filed in Tampa, Florida; case moved to New York .
Gotti's lawyers say case is part of government effort to convict him at any cost . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The son of the late Gambino family crime boss John Gotti is set to stand trial in federal court in New York on Monday on murder and racketeering charges that could put him in prison for life if he is convicted. 'Junior' Gotti's lawyer, Charles Carnesi, talks with reporters outside the federal cou... |
ba97d662b60324508d96e9be6f2c35df0205622f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Australian officials cooperate with Dubai authorities over passports .
NEW: Police say MetaBank issued credit cards to suspects; company says it's investigating .
NEW: Senior Hamas leader reported to say he believes Israel is behind killing .
Dubai police name 15 new suspects in murder of Hamas official . | [
"Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Police announced 15 new suspects in the January killing of a Hamas leader at a Dubai hotel, bringing to 26 the number of people suspected of involvement in his death. Authorities previously had released a list of 11 suspects in the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a founding memb... |
da43802980224e5d7dde5058146a8824ed630950 | Summarize the following news article. | 111 of 128 lawmakers vote against reinstating ousted leader Jose Manuel Zelaya .
Vote part of U.S.-brokered pact between Zelaya, de facto President Roberto Micheletti .
Zelaya was removed as president in June 28 military-backed coup .
Hondurans elected a new president, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, on Sunday . | [
"(CNN) -- Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya will not be reinstated as head of state, an overwhelming majority of the Honduran congress voted Wednesday. In an hours-long process, 111 lawmakers voted in favor of a motion not to return Zelaya to office. A majority of 65 votes in the 128-member body was req... |
bbadb497f7525ef59b40ed9a88c87bb69d3223c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's capital, was the New World's first city .
Explore 16th-century buildings, colonial streets, romantic ruins and Dominican city life .
Cheap, comfortable buses connect to the city from beach areas . | [
"SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- You've got your spot on a lounge chair angled into the hot Caribbean sun, with tall, slender palm trees jutting out over your head. As you gaze at the calm turquoise waters and sip that refreshing rum drink, you may ask yourself, \"What more could I possibly want?\" Visit... |
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