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d30e8d7275a337f2a8355bcac18e1110e590a3f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Lifetime had scheduled a Heene "Wife Swap" episode for October 29 .
It was scheduled long before the balloon boy incident, a spokesperson says .
Now that hoax allegations have surfaced, network removes the episode . | [
"(CNN) -- It's just one thing after another for Richard and Mayumi Heene. They've caused such an uproar after last week's alleged balloon boy hoax that Lifetime won't air a re-run of their \"Wife Swap\" episode. The Heene family's \"Wife Swap\" episode has been pulled from Lifetime's programming schedule. Those who... |
690b6a6a5566d4b631f6fadcfee80b35b8099f17 | Summarize the following news article. | Group says houses of worship should not be "pawns in geopolitical struggles"
Alavi Foundation, Assa Corp. accused of transferring money to Iran .
Government seizing assets of Alavi, including four mosques .
U.S. Attorney: "Alavi Foundation has effectively been a front for the government of Iran" | [
"New York (CNN) -- A leading Muslim-American group lashed out at the federal government Friday for moving to seize assets -- including four mosques -- that belong to a foundation and a corporation believed linked to Iran. \"The American Muslim and faith communities must not allow houses of worship to become pawns i... |
729ed6223642aef79524e44bbdb44d092cd5051b | Summarize the following news article. | 41 killed in blast at security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan .
Explosion occurs in the Shangla district in the volatile Swat Valley .
Intercepted phone call tipped officials to Saturday's attack, general says .
Swat Valley has been scene of clashes with Taliban militants . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Paksitan (CNN) -- At least 41 people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast Monday at a security forces checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, authorities said. A girl places flowers at a shrine to army soldiers killed by militants who stormed Pakistan's army HQ. About 45 people were injured in the explos... |
bede26f4152244cc4a60c9e5df0591556fe8f67a | Summarize the following news article. | Mario Andrette McNeill will be charged with murder, rape, police say .
Shaniya Davis' mother also has been charged in North Carolina case .
The girl's body was found about 30 miles from where she was reported missing . | [
"(CNN) -- Murder and rape charges will be filed against a North Carolina man in the death of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, police said Thursday. Mario Andrette McNeill had already been charged with kidnapping the Fayetteville, North Carolina, girl. She was reported missing last week, and her body was found Monday besi... |
b6cdedc2ed9f81b26474cec4df5b733727972778 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: .
More than 50 are dead in Philippines in flooding from Tropical Storm Ketsana .
5,000 rescued without boats, another 3,688 rescued with boats, official says .
In all, 41,205 people sought refuge in 92 evacuation centers, official says . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 51 people have died and at least 21 others are missing after torrential rains and subsequent flooding pummeled the Philippines on Saturday, the government said. Filipino pedestrians in Quezon City, a suburb of Manila, brave Tropical Storm Ketsana's floodwaters. Tropical Storm Ketsana spawned the ... |
e571df4a56105d30157356b99c7a47da27f6f33a | Summarize the following news article. | Officials report capsized boats caused 204 deaths and 284 injuries in 2007 .
Coast Guard recommends boaters carry beacons and emergency devices .
Two NFL players and another boater remain missing; one boater was found Monday .
"It's like trying to find a basketball in the ocean," says Coast Guard official . | [
"(CNN) -- Bad weather, poor planning, a lack of safety equipment. Any one could put a boater in the kind of peril that befell two NFL players and their two friends off the coast of Florida last weekend, Coast Guard officials say. Ex-college football player Nick Schuyler clings to an overturned boat Monday in this ... |
f09633dc7af20b1f6da3deac4c72873d9aec21e6 | Summarize the following news article. | Military scenarios, violent police actions, firefights play out in 'Modern Warfare 2'
Locales in game include Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Brazil and Russia .
The player in 'Modern Warfare 2' is embedded in a squad of terrorists .
In the game, fighting comes to shores of United States . | [
"(Wired) -- The early hours of \"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2\" take gamers around the world and back again, but the new game's story hits close to home. Military scenarios, violent police actions and straight-from-the-big-screen massive firefights take place in such far-flung locales as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan a... |
a55ee44d208448dc3cbeec9f4485e437349ad2e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Jon and Kate Gosselin's divorce is playing out before the public .
They join a growing list of celebs whose marital woes have been documented .
Celebrity lawyer says it is sometimes hard for stars to listen to advisers .
Professor: Gosselins can be a cautionary tale for viewers . | [
"(CNN) -- They say that breaking up is hard to do, especially when millions of eyes are there to witness every caustic comment and verbal volley. Kate and Jon Gosselin are going through a very public and contentious divorce. No one knows that better than Jon and Kate Gosselin, whose divorce is playing out on a worl... |
5f51a733de111b6810c562deda15c3c5c3a29be9 | Summarize the following news article. | "SNL" is "doing it solo" on Weekend Update, Seth Meyers says .
Internet was wrong about Kristen Wiig rumor, according to Meyers .
SNL's Watkins, Wilson to be replaced by Upright Citizens Brigade members .
35th season premieres September 26, with Megan Fox and U2 . | [
"(CNN) -- Seth Meyers will remain the lone talking head on the \"Saturday Night Live\" Weekend Update desk, at least in the near future, according to the comedian. Seth Meyers is thankful that politicians \"did not stop being crazy\" after the 2008 elections. \"It looks like for right now, we're going to stick with... |
ad61eb84269497ea2e8d9e6f3b1a504d9bf82d7f | Summarize the following news article. | She's an adorably cute 5-year-old girl from southern India, small and pretty .
She is as shy as most kids her own age especially when being interviewed .
To gain her black belt, Varsha had to learn up to 15 katas .
Varsha trains for at least two hours every day but has time for other games . | [
"(CNN) -- Varsha Vinod's exceptional abilities are hard to spot at first. She's an adorably cute 5-year-old girl from southern India, small, pretty with big brown eyes. To gain her black belt, Varsha had to learn up to 15 karate moves. When we meet for our interview, her hair is tied up in two pigtails, with bright... |
69959d29796c7480b195b19852f7ae43d64b6739 | Summarize the following news article. | Benjamin LeBaron and his brother-in-law are shot dead in their home .
The killers have yet to be identified, but the case seems tied to local drug lords .
Local media: Slayings retribution for capture of drug suspects in town nearby .
LeBaron was a nationally recognized anti-crime activist . | [
"(CNN) -- A multiagency search is under way for the killers of two U.S. citizens in northern Mexico, according to Chihuahua state officials. A girl stands at the coffin of Mormon church leader Benjamin LeBaron in Chihuahua State. Benjamin LeBaron, 32, and his brother-in-law, Luis Widmar, in his mid-30s, were beaten... |
a9a8ee9839b0dd6f8d716971b1bffa43f8b92216 | Summarize the following news article. | Culture minister condemns sexual tourism, denies he is a pedophile .
Frederic Mitterrand, in 2005 book, wrote of paying for sex with "boys" in Thailand .
Le Monde on Thursday published steamy excerpts from "The Bad Life"
Mitterand came to the defense of Roman Polanski after the filmmaker's arrest . | [
"PARIS, France (CNN) -- French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said Thursday he will not resign over accounts in a book he wrote in 2005 about paying to have sex with \"boys\" in Thailand. Frederic Mitterrand admitted to paying for sex with \"boys\" in his 2005 autobiography, \"The Bad Life.\" In an intervie... |
17f4be0058b1492af6c627348ade8e48f85dbc59 | Summarize the following news article. | Teachers, doctors in Buenos Aires scheduled to go back to work Friday .
Subway workers were set to go on strike Thursday night for a few hours .
Doctors seek better salaries, improvements to public health system .
Argentina's neighbor Chile also seeing strikes by educators . | [
"Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Argentina's capital city was beset by strikes Thursday, with teachers, doctors and transit employees refusing to work over money matters. Teachers and doctors in Buenos Aires went on strike Wednesday and are scheduled to go back to work Friday, the government-run Telam news agency... |
bb874898c72722831a871b43e541253844d2fde8 | Summarize the following news article. | Feds: Douglas Perlitz, 39, faces 10 counts in alleged abuse of nine boys .
Perlitz was arrested at his home in Colorado, but had lived for years in Haiti .
Perlitz was director of the Project Pierre Toussaint in Haiti .
If convicted, Perlitz faces up to 30 years in prison and fine of $2.5 million . | [
"(CNN) -- An American who founded a home for needy children in Haiti more than 10 years ago has been accused of sexually abusing some of the same boys he set out to help, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Project Pierre Toussaint operated on this street in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. An American allegedly ... |
4389b96165e23e929204738b0931dbe9f2cb8753 | Summarize the following news article. | Brazil has 7,569 new cases of the virus from August 25 to 29, Health Ministry says .
However, new cases of the virus had dropped in the past three weeks .
In terms of mortality rate, Argentina ranks sixth, Brazil sixth and the U.S. is 12th . | [
"(CNN) -- Brazil has confirmed 657 fatalities caused by the H1N1 flu, the highest number of deaths in the world, the nation's Health Ministry said. Brazil registered 7,569 new cases of the virus also known as swine flu from August 25 to 29, the Health Ministry said. However, new cases of the virus had dropped in th... |
e35de0707780de2888a3253940c86fb0163cc115 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nobel Committee says prizewinners solved "a major problem in biology"
Winners studied structures at the end of chromosomes called telomeres .
Their research relates to understanding aging, diseases including cancer .
Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak will share $1.4 million prize . | [
"(CNN) -- Three U.S. researchers have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for solving \"a major problem in biology,\" the Nobel Committee announced Monday. Jack Szostak, from left, Carol Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn will share the $1.4 million prize. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W.... |
7a1c8ec381301bed4ee1e7eca8c5d01c625503fe | Summarize the following news article. | Manny Pacquiao returns home to Philippines after Las Vegas triumph .
Pacman won world title at sixth different weight after beating Miguel Cotto .
Cash-rich fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the offing in the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome in his native Philippines on Friday after wresting the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto on a 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas. 'Pacman' has a fanatical following in the Philippines which has been further enhanced by his record breaking vi... |
ae100ad15d2f50a5f3eac78423daf7398f856adb | Summarize the following news article. | Companies are opening app stores and bringing applications to TVs, netbooks and even cars .
Intel launched an app store for netbooks at the Consumer Electronics Show this week .
Samsung will launch an app store later this year for HDTVs and Blu-ray players .
Ford Motor Co. will make select apps available for new vehicl... | [
"Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- To most people these days, an \"app\" is something you download on your smartphone to help you do a specific task -- say, find a good nearby restaurant. But big tech companies, seeing how applications have boosted the appeal of gadgets such as Apple's iPhone, are starting to view apps as... |
98e230e598af23dda32f104eac5c5063638ea544 | Summarize the following news article. | IIdephonse Nizeyimana was picked from a hotel north of Ugandan capital .
Extradited to Tanzania, where International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda based .
Police: He (Nizeyimana) is among the top three most-wanted suspects .
Some figures put number of dead from attacks on ethnic tutsis at 1 million . | [
"KAMPALA, Uganda (CNN) -- Police in Uganda have arrested and extradited a man who is among the most wanted suspects from the Rwandan genocide. The 100-day killing rampage led to the loss of an estimated 10 percent of Rwanda's population. IIdephonse Nizeyimana was picked up at a hotel in Rubaga, a suburb of the capi... |
2ea952a7c4f1f9d5730b1644bb2eaee3299bb115 | Summarize the following news article. | Victim: I was "a young boy praying to God at the time that I was abused"
Group of sex abuse victims met with pope Thursday; pope apologized .
"He seemed to intrinsically understand what we were talking about," victim says .
Victim support group says "real reform is sorely needed in the church hierarchy" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Bernie McDaid was an 11-year-old altar boy when his priest began molesting him, one of 50 boys who have said they were molested by the same man. Olan Horne, from left, Faith Johnston and Bernie McDaid met with the pope Thursday. Like with so many victims of abuse, McDaid's young life spiraled.... |
04f1de50ad0b8ab517c3b5de44cca5a12c8c59c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Independent research institute cites three top contenders for Nobel Peace Prize .
No candidate emerges as clear-cut favorite; winner to be announced Friday .
Colombian senator, Jordanian prince, Afghan rights activist among contenders .
Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Chinese dissidents also could be awarded prize . | [
"(CNN) -- A controversial Colombian senator who has obtained the release of 16 hostages held by Marxist guerrillas is the leading candidate to receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced Friday, said an independent research institute in Norway. Sen. Piedad Cordoba, right, of Colombia reportedly ... |
f00c6cb004fb91722ac4c674b86b8cd0a1c44a3b | Summarize the following news article. | Jorge Alberto Lopez Orozco is wanted in Elmore County, Idaho, .
FBI was still working Friday to confirm the identity of the man in custody .
Wanted on charges he shot and killed three people, the FBI said.
Charred remains of woman and her sons, ages 2 and 4, were found August 11, 2002 . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican federal police have arrested a fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, Mexican authorities said. Jorge Alberto Lopez Orozco allegedly murdered his girlfriend and her two young sons. Jorge Alberto Lopez Orozco is wanted in Elmore County, Idaho, on charges that he shot and kil... |
02f38b9303d877764469796fb5c9528f3ff23071 | Summarize the following news article. | Quinceañeras, or 15th birthday celebrations, mark a girl's transition to womanhood .
Jenny Ferro, 15, has been preparing for her celebration since she was 3 years old .
Marlene Ferro estimates she spent $20,000 on her daughter's quinceañera .
Expert: The elaborate parties are a way for Latinos to say 'I have done well ... | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- From the custom-made, hand-beaded white dress to silver-studded high-heeled shoes, diamond jewelry and tiara, Jenny Ferro is preparing for a day she's dreamed about since she was 3 years old. \"I'm really excited,\" says Jenny, eagerly nodding her head. \"Really, really, a lot!\" She isn't ... |
1f86d7d88613793cc882104bdb88f52aee2d2836 | Summarize the following news article. | "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer reveals her inspiration for the book .
"I really had gotten into that zombie mom way of doing things ..." before a dream .
Nine people rejected her book, five ignored it, one said "I'd like to read more"
Coven of vampires added to "New Moon" after her mom suggested more action at end . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- When the first book of the \"Twilight\" series was released in October 2005, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become. Four years later, 70 million copies have been sold worldwide. The books have spent 143 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and the first movie in \"The Twi... |
a67a50c71e58144aa8091fe92735115114f1d41e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Activist attributes ill will toward gays to some religious, political leaders' "hate rhetoric"
Puerto Rican gay community wants police to see if slaying was a hate crime .
FBI is monitoring investigation and is prepared to offer help, agent says .
Suspect, 27, was to attend Tuesday court hearing, which was postpon... | [
"(CNN) -- A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of a 19-year-old Puerto Rican man found Friday decapitated, dismembered and partially burned, police said Tuesday. Members of the U.S. gay community are asking authorities to investigate whether the slaying was a hate crime because the victim, Jorge Steven Lopez ... |
86e78cf1f3a6f4b04b600be44d8b7c3234d0c97e | Summarize the following news article. | Visit by Indian PM reflects India's growing political, economic importance to the U.S.
Visit will build on deals for unity on security, nuclear, science, technology, education issues .
U.S. wants good relations with India as it seeks stability, influence in Asia .
Nations' frictions include relations with Pakistan, cli... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- State visits to the White House are full of show and symbolism, and Tuesday's visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is no exception. But Singh's visit, the first state visit hosted by the Obama administration, reflects India's growing political and economic importance to the United Stat... |
3fa15b1d70dfc67b90542c382bc4ba92cb4ede2b | Summarize the following news article. | Maziar Bahari was accused of making false accusations against Iranian government .
The Newsweek journalist stood trial in August in Iran's Revolutionary Court .
"Humanitarian considerations" thought to play role in release, Newsweek says .
Thousands arrested, more than 100 stood trial after disputed presidential electi... | [
"TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A Newsweek journalist accused of making false accusations against the Iranian government in the wake of the disputed presidential election in June was released from prison Saturday, Iranian media reported. Various organizations and individuals signed petitions asking for release of journalist... |
efe32f5af5a7a4e7143eb9fbc5cd33cd34453536 | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Obama Ndesandjo is President Obama's half brother .
In a new book, Ndesandjo says their father was abusive .
"My father beat me," he tells reporters in China .
President has said in earlier book that his father was an alcoholic . | [
"Guangzhou, China (CNN) -- In a new book, the half brother of President Obama claims the father they shared was often drunk and physically abusive. \"My father beat me,\" Mark Obama Ndesandjo told reporters in China, where he lives. \"He beat my mother. You just do not do that. I shut these thoughts in the back of ... |
dc1272e4c1629f61027f58532f14f81a4c64b84d | Summarize the following news article. | Police say they have Heather Brown, 34, in custody .
Investigators say she held up at least six banks in the past week .
She informs teller she has a bomb, but no actual bomb has been seen, police say .
Police: Suspect lives in Norwich, Connecticut, has served time for bank robbery . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Police in Connecticut say they have arrested a woman suspected of robbing at least six banks in the past week. Police released photos of a suspect in the robberies of six New England banks. Detectives from the Major Crimes division of the Connecticut State Police took Heather Brown into custody a... |
5046addda6215033a27eb5226ea6ce40da7e2cca | Summarize the following news article. | Pvt. Joseph Foster was doing paperwork when he heard a shout, then gunfire .
Shooter "stood up and yelled 'Allahu akbar' in Arabic and he opened fire," he says .
He says he was too consumed by adrenaline to think about being shot in the hip .
Foster, who has a wife and two young children, said he still plans to deploy ... | [
"Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- Pvt. Joseph Foster was filling out routine paperwork for his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan on Thursday when he heard a shout quickly followed by a burst of gunfire from just a few feet away. \"I was sitting in about the second row back when the assailant stood up and yelled 'Allahu a... |
538cb0c8900d3e5f2de349fb3a199441dba905e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Trial of Amanda Knox, accused of murdering fellow student in Italy, is nearing end .
Key pieces of evidence that once seemed to signal closed case are disputed by defense .
Opposing sides argues over what is revealed by alleged murder weapon, DNA evidence . | [
"(CNN) -- Within weeks of British student Meredith Kercher's death in the vibrant college town of Perugia, Italy, prosecutors and police declared the case closed. They'd seized two knives in their search for the murder weapon. They took DNA from the room where Kercher was killed. And at least one suspect had confes... |
f3ae98c143d3ef2f77066e1a29dd0618273dbcfc | Summarize the following news article. | Freed British journalist: Taliban hostage-takers were "hopelessly inept"
New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was freed by NATO forces in Afghanistan .
Afghan journalist killed with British commando; woman, child die in crossfire .
Media Club of Afghanistan: Action "reckless and double-standard behavior" | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The British journalist recently freed in a NATO military operation described his Taliban hostage-takers as \"hopelessly inept,\" and praised his Afghan colleague who died in the rescue. Journalists carry flowers to the grave of Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi in Kabul on Thursday. New Y... |
1e30085ad8913ec1bf9f859a25e02dbf2048f3f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Jasper Howard, 20, killed after a sponsored student dance on campus .
Howard's death has been classified as a homicide .
No suspects, but police "don't believe it was a random act"
Slain football player a "wonderful, sweet, loving child," his mother says . | [
"(CNN) -- When the Connecticut Huskies take to the field to play West Virginia on Saturday, their helmets will carry the initials of cornerback Jasper Howard, who was stabbed to death over the weekend. The incident happened at 12:33 a.m., shortly after a sponsored student dance on campus. \"It'll be good to get on ... |
a66bd8f271703a7b9965732927324ad6385053b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Alanis Morissette told Health magazine that she had an eating disorder as a teen .
Morissette now is focusing on her diet as "a sort of spiritual practice"
Her new outlook has spread to the way she views balancing all aspects of her life .
She hopes to be a role model for other girls struggling with eating disorders . | [
"(CNN) -- Alanis Morissette was the definition of \"fierce\" when she arrived on the American music scene with one of the big break-up songs of the '90s, \"You Oughta Know.\" But behind that tough exterior were secrets of a difficult past. \"As a teen, I was both anorexic and bulimic,\" Alanis Morissette recently t... |
c028802662c456c736e4066a14d59755dc985475 | Summarize the following news article. | Swiss-mediated deal would normalize relations between rival nations .
Accord also open the border, which has been closed since 1993 .
Animosity dates back to Ottoman Empire and massacre of ethnic Armenians .
Both countries still must ratify the protocols, and difficulties remain . | [
"ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- The governments of Armenia and Turkey will sign a peace agreement in Zurich on Saturday that would normalize relations after nearly a century of animosity between the neighboring nations, the Swiss government said Friday. The Swiss-mediated peace deal would also open the border between t... |
b4edcadb203560dc910d0e9a1ab225ebeddb7598 | Summarize the following news article. | Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy appointed first "president of Europe," British PM Gordon Brown says .
Tony Blair ruled out after his successor as UK PM realized Blair had insufficient support .
President of EC will be first permanent chief of the European Council of Ministers .
Selection conducted by heads of state and go... | [
"Brussels, Belgium (CNN) -- European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first \"president of Europe\" Thursday, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job. \"I did not seek this high position, and I didn't take any steps to achieve it,\" Van ... |
8f11c6d253952d039aeb0c4680ab91feb2eefd74 | Summarize the following news article. | Wives say three Army sergeants convicted of murder should not be in prison .
They say their husbands were heroes for protecting other soldiers in Iraq .
All three wives have set up Web sites to support their husbands .
Watch Saturday, Sunday at 8 and 11 p.m. ET; read blog posts: Abbie Boudreau; Scott Zamost . | [
"Vilseck, Germany (CNN) -- The wives of three Army sergeants in prison for premeditated murder say their husbands are war heroes who should not be in prison. \"I can sympathize with them that they felt like there was nothing else they could do,\" said Jamie Leahy, wife of Sgt. Michael Leahy, a 28-year-old medic. S... |
b07aedde6d44ed5dc527490961d91f8c8125a3f2 | Summarize the following news article. | 20-year-old rapper of "Horrorcore" accused of Virginia slayings .
Little known underground music genre celebrates macabre killings .
Tow-truck driver gave suspect a lift; said he was "stinkiest rascal I've ever smelled"
Defense lawyer said he's unsure Richard McCroskey "gets the severity of everything" | [
"(CNN) -- Elizabeth McCutchen and a friend were walking to book club two weeks ago in quaint Farmville, Virginia, when they strolled by a home on First Avenue. \"Something smells dead,\" her friend said. Richard Samuel McCroskey has been arrested in connection with the killings of four people in Virginia. They were... |
fe05c61a7e48461f7883cdec387567029614f07b | 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... |
9d86720166a5235767413925d1923675f7717ace | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands flock to Hannover 96 football stadium to play tribute to goalkeeper .
Stadium service followed another memorial in church, mourning march through Hannover .
Robert Enke, 32, was expected to start for Germany in 2010 World Cup .
Enke's wife says he suffered from depression for six years . | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of fans, many weeping, packed a Hannover, Germany, stadium Sunday to pay their last respects to Robert Enke, captain of the Hannover 96 soccer club, who died last week in what police believe was a suicide. Footage from the event showed Enke's flower-bedecked coffin carried through the stadium t... |
82a70f3d16e06a2afeebe7fb0ad49f2b1b3b7c8a | Summarize the following news article. | General says ongoing wars have put stress on troops and their families .
Fort Hood is largest U.S. military installation in the world by size .
On any given day, there can be at least 25,000 to 30,000 people .
It is also a transition point for troops returning to civilian life . | [
"(CNN) -- Fort Hood, Texas, is -- for all intents and purposes -- a city. With as many as 30,000 residents, it has all the trappings of an American metropolis: malls, softball fields, subdivisions and as many as nine schools. But in other ways, Fort Hood is like no American city. It is a transition point for troop... |
c44ebd2eee30746df889f636912f97f1f84cf5ec | Summarize the following news article. | In new movie "Zombieland," focus is on the stars and the comedy .
Movie's performers include Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin .
One of film's writers had seen just one zombie film in his life .
Among movie's surprises: a cameo from an Oscar-nominated actor . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Like all zombie movies, \"Zombieland\" has hundreds of zombies doing awful things, such as attacking and eating humans, but you could argue it's not a zombie movie. Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson find themselves battling the undead in \"Zombieland.\" Zombie hordes do chase the... |
ce82dd2c529855946b366aa5b24b8eddd074be99 | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton will attend Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon Tuesday, sources tell CNN .
Clinton will push message that failure to pass health bill will have election consequences .
House of Representatives passed health care bill over the weekend . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN has learned from two senior Democratic sources that former President Bill Clinton will attend the Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon Tuesday to address the caucus about health care. A notice obtained by CNN went out to Senate Democrats saying, \"All Senators should be aware that former President Clinto... |
25e6c5901ffbaed729fb8a40f1511d9770b38691 | Summarize the following news article. | Jury found Jason Stinson not guilty of all charges in the death of Max Gilpin .
Stinson, ex-coach at Pleasure Ridge Park was charged with reckless homicide .
Gilpin, 15, collapsed during practice in August 2008 and died several days later .
Gilpin's death was determined to be related to heat exhaustion, authorities sai... | [
"(CNN) -- A jury Thursday acquitted a former Louisville, Kentucky, high school football coach of all charges connected to the heat-related death of a player last year. David Stinson leaves the courtroom Thursday after being found not guilty in the death of a high school player. The jury found former Pleasure Ridge ... |
ed192091f4e7a24c11e56d3cac6760d25a4beea1 | Summarize the following news article. | Electric bikes can run either on pedal-power or their tiny motors .
"It's like being in a flying dream ... it will blow your mind," says rider .
E-bike commuters like saving gas and arriving at work without breaking a sweat .
China has more than 100 million electric bikes -- four times the number of cars . | [
"(CNN) -- Keith Felch is admittedly a big guy, but more than a few super-fit cyclists in Southern California have been left wondering how that dude just went flying by. Keith Felch calls his electric bike a \"hill eraser\" because he can ride it to work without breaking a sweat. And then his wife, Mary, comes motor... |
4a79b87297d848e57928540741d4a56d24c0b98a | Summarize the following news article. | White House spokesman has more access to president than recent predecessors .
Robert Gibbs says he can walk in or call Obama any time he has a question .
Obama has praised Gibbs' willingness to challenge him, tell him he's wrong .
Gibbs known for using humor to deflect tough questions from media . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In the tight circle that surrounds President Obama, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is in the inner bubble. He's the 3 a.m. wake-up call when North Korea fires a test missile, or when the Nobel committee picks the president for the top award. \"Trust me, it is a job I would gladly give to an... |
f5555fe0a875a8660c6f2694fb9743db277a3887 | Summarize the following news article. | Haitian orphans set to leave for United States on Wednesday .
U.S. women say they were given permission to leave country with orphans .
Police had suspected a permission signed by Haiti's prime minister was a fake . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Six Haitian orphans, seized by national authorities last week as they prepared to journey to the United States, will be able to leave the earthquake-devastated country Wednesday. The U.S. Embassy retained custody of the children Tuesday and they were handed over to three American wom... |
545574e8b8cac6ac72a030dc65862cfb58804340 | Summarize the following news article. | Galaxy strike first, with Mike Magee scoring in the 41st minute .
Robbie Findley nets Real Salt Lake's only goal as games ends 1-1 .
Beckham scores in shootout but Galaxy lose 5-4 .
Beckham is due to return to AC Milan in January on loan . | [
"(CNN) -- Real Salt Lake sealed an upset win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night with a 5-4 penalty victory, after extra-time in the Major League Soccer Cup final that ended with the score at 1-1. Robbie Russell netted the vital spot kick after Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made two saves and MLS M... |
0e6eb7cbb1be6150a6fa88f5bd697395622ec79c | Summarize the following news article. | LA Galaxy beat Houston Dynamo 2-0 to win the MLS Western Conference Championship .
Beckham believes controversy over his first loan spell with AC Milan brought team together .
The Galaxy can win their third MLS Cup when they face Real Salt Lake in Seattle next weekend . | [
"(CNN) -- David Beckham believes the furore that followed his return to the LA Galaxy from his loan spell with AC Milan earlier this year has galvanized the team. The Galaxy won the MLS Western Conference Championship with a 2-0 win at home to Houston Dynamo on Friday night, Beckham setting up Gregg Berhalter's 102... |
457e424c1eb1a8fad4a7bc14beb0db8e9cb2d84a | Summarize the following news article. | Bus carrying senior citizens returning from casino trip in Iowa overturns in Minnesota .
Minnesota official: "All 23 people on board were either injured or killed"
At least 10 ambulances, several medical helicopters rush to the scene .
Weather conditions were good when the bus lost control on Interstate 90 near Austin ... | [
"(CNN) -- Two people were killed and 21 others were injured Wednesday when a tour bus went out of control and overturned on a freeway outside Austin, Minnesota, state authorities said. The bus, which was carrying senior citizens, overturned on Interstate 90 about three miles west of Austin, landing in a ditch off t... |
9191f4fc5f1d9b9841452d780071fc94ebbd636a | Summarize the following news article. | Travel companies and an airline are catering to the layoff crowd .
JetBlue will refund some tickets if you get laid off after you purchase them .
Intrepid travel offers a 15 percent discount for people recently laid off .
Consultant: Trip costs "could be lunch money" for the unemployed . | [
"(CNN) -- Don Shows was a computer geek until he lost his job and took a road trip. JetBlue promises to refund some tickets purchased before a traveler is laid off from a job. While the 56-year-old from Dayton, Ohio, was away on his eight-day post-layoff adventure, he decided he really wanted to be a photojournalis... |
6d12c800a7c3512865627e4e1b9472e5fe81dcf7 | Summarize the following news article. | President Rafael Correa strongly denies Colombian guerrilla group's claims .
Correa calls for investigation to prove FARC did not donate to his 2006 campaign .
Leader of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) makes claims in video .
Correa: Probe will find if he "received 20 cents from any foreign group, not jus... | [
"(CNN) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa denied Saturday that a Colombian guerrilla group donated money to his 2006 presidential campaign, asking his country's civil commission to investigate the allegation. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, as pictured in June, says a probe into FARC's claims will clear his ... |
963eee0b8baa570aba4cf1dfa760feec10762d84 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama meets with national security advisers on Afghanistan .
Obama weighing whether to send additional troops to war zone .
Army, Marine Corps say increase will affect promised time off for troops .
Meeting comes amid rise in U.S. troop casualties, political turmoil . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama huddled with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other top military advisers at the White House on Friday as the administration continued its sweeping review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Each branch of the armed services was given a direct opportunity to tell Obama the effect on t... |
d018e66f35d6d69be645ecdb0111dc622d1998f8 | Summarize the following news article. | In 1993, Evan Chandler said Michael Jackson had molested son .
Chandler, a dentist, and son reached undisclosed financial settlement with Jackson .
Accusation was part of case in 2003 when Jackson was tried, acquitted of molestation charges .
Chandler, who was ill with cancer; apparently shot himself . | [
"(CNN) -- The man who accused pop star Michael Jackson of molesting his son in 1993 killed himself in his New Jersey condo earlier this month, police said. Evan Chandler, 65, was found by the building's concierge November 5 after a doctor, who was treating him for cancer, said he missed an appointment, the Jersey C... |
d2b1578751b94be2482d620e7e312e36440a66f8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mayor Frank Jackson: "I love my niece very much ... she has my full support"
NEW: FBI says it's likely suspect has "done this before;" looking at places he lived in past .
Lori Frazier, mayor's niece, says she lived with Anthony Sowell from 2005 to 2007 .
Sowell charged with murder, rape, other crimes after 11 bod... | [
"Cleveland, Ohio (CNN) -- The niece of the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, once lived with murder suspect Anthony Sowell, a registered sex offender charged with murder after the remains of 11 victims were found at his home, a spokeswoman for the mayor said Monday. Lori Frazier, niece of Mayor Frank Jackson, had a relatio... |
8bb18563da1d7a6ecf039ed419de5dbcc8e6fdb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Egypt suspends ties with France's famous Louvre museum .
Country accuses museum of failing to return stolen antiquities .
Louvre is one of world's biggest repositories of ancient Egyptian antiquities . | [
"CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt is suspending ties with France's famous Louvre museum until the latter returns artifacts that it knew were stolen when it purchased them, the head of the country's antiquities council said Wednesday. Egypt accuses the Louvre museum of failing to make good on promises to return antiquiti... |
c60446c92bac47ee95446861395877b61f155509 | Summarize the following news article. | Botswana's President Ian Khama talks to CNN on 'African Voices'
Former military general and son of Botswana's first president .
Botswana is one of Africa's success stories although HIV and Aids are rife . | [
"(CNN) -- Botswana has been hailed as one of Africa's success stories and a beacon for democracy on the continent. It's home to Africa's longest continuous multi-party democracy and has remained politically stable since gaining independence in 1966. President Ian Khama took office in April 2008 promising steady pro... |
f1d41fa6f1af9e9aec2fe270c0af863f70c74f14 | Summarize the following news article. | An unprecedented 16 records fall at the World Cup short-course event in Berlin this weekend .
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps again struggles as he chooses to use an old-style suit .
High-tech suits will become illegal from January 1 as officials seek to stem tide of new marks . | [
"(CNN) -- Out-of-shape swimming superstar Michael Phelps again struggled as an unprecedented 16 records were set at the World Cup short-course event in Berlin this weekend. Six new marks were set on Saturday and another 10 on Sunday, but the American could only manage a second in the 200 meters individual medley an... |
75977c0b216a1460b052f84ba87d6bccf046e6f7 | Summarize the following news article. | Police have discovered 10 bodies and a skull at home of sex offender Anthony Sowell .
Authorities identify Amelda Hunter, 47, Crystal Dozier, 38, Michelle Mason, 45 on Saturday .
Two of the three women had not been reported missing before bodies discovered .
Sowell is on suicide watch in jail after being denied bond on... | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities on Saturday released the names of three more victims found last week in or around the home of a registered sex offender in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office identified the bodies of Amelda Hunter, 47; Crystal Dozier, 38; and Michelle Mason, 45, all of Cleveland. Anthony Sow... |
0d33a39f89ed93832ba396402364b68991081b66 | Summarize the following news article. | Jeffry Picower, 67, found unconscious in his pool in his Palm Beach, Florida .
Picower drowned after having a heart attack, his attorney and medical examiner say .
Picower had invested with Bernie Madoff, who was convicted in Ponzi scheme .
Forbes magazine ranked Picower No. 371 among the 400 richest Americans . | [
"(CNN) -- A major investor in convicted swindler Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme drowned in his swimming pool in Florida after a heart attack, his attorney said Monday. The medical examiner's office confirmed the report. Jeffry Picower, 67, was found unconscious in his pool shortly after noon Sunday at his Palm Beach,... |
beee365a3bc4d80bde9ef94c97c46d834d02e874 | Summarize the following news article. | Reynolds is addicted to painkillers prescribed after back surgery, manager says .
Not clear where or when the legendary film and television actor entered rehab .
"He checked himself into rehab in order to regain control of his life," manager says .
His film career includes starring roles in "Deliverance," "Smokey and t... | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Burt Reynolds checked into a drug rehab clinic \"to regain control of his life\" after becoming addicting to painkillers prescribed following back surgery, his manager said. Reynolds won Golden Globe for his role as a porn producer in the 1997 hit movie \"Boogie Nights.\" A short s... |
9f51c1837e0287d86b275efffc0002e4c54cc193 | Summarize the following news article. | Unauthorized tell-all on Oprah Winfrey set to hit store shelves on April 13 .
Biography will be written by famed biographer Kitty Kelley .
Kelley had written prior biographies on Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor . | [
"(CNN) -- Kitty Kelley, biographer of the rich and famous, is getting ready to release an unauthorized biography on talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. The 544-page book, \"Oprah: A Biography,\" will be released on April 13, with a first printing of 500,000 copies, according to the Crown Publishing Group. \"We are excit... |
d922da602c285ec15be10c35ff4c980fabe4a05d | Summarize the following news article. | Gertrude Baines dies at age 115, was world's oldest person .
Baines credited longevity to God, not drinking or smoking .
Baines was oldest African-American to vote for President Obama . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Gertrude Baines, the world's oldest person, has died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 115, according to the home where she lived and Guinness World Records said Saturday. Gertrude Baines said she attributed her longevity to not drinking or smoking. Gertrude Baines passed a... |
50913b41bfd0814a660aff36edf86d6883ea8f84 | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Man struck daughter, her friend with vehicle on Tuesday in Arizona .
Man thought daughter, 20, wasn't living according to family's Iraqi values, police say .
Woman has life-threatening injuries, police say .
Police seek Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 48 . | [
"(CNN) -- Arizona police are looking for an Iraqi man who they allege ran down his daughter and her friend because he believed his daughter had become \"too Westernized.\" Police say they're looking for Faleh Hassan Almaleki, who they say struck two people with a vehicle Tuesday. Peoria, Arizona, police said Wednes... |
6f5fe28fb0616c8c35ec979be9fbaec942c768bd | Summarize the following news article. | Peruvian president says Chile spied on neighbor because of inferiority complex .
Peruvian officials ordered to turn over evidence of espionage to Chile .
Spy suspect, Peruvian air force officer, remains in prison north of Lima .
Chile has dismissed allegations . | [
"Lima, Peru (CNN) -- Peru will turn over to Chilean authorities all evidence into allegations that a Peruvian air force officer was spying for the neighboring country, Peruvian President Alan Garcia said Monday. Garcia ordered his foreign minister and justice department to hand over all details of the investigation... |
f993b377d030ad37a41dc06c6c9f2d2c64972ba2 | Summarize the following news article. | James Arthur Ray says he hired investigators to look into sweat lodge deaths .
Two dead, 19 injured at Ray's retreat meant to provide for spiritual cleansing .
Ray: "I have no idea what happened" | [
"(CNN) -- A self-help expert said Tuesday that he has hired his own investigators to determine what happened at his Arizona retreat last week, when two people died after spending considerable time in a sweat lodge. Self-help author James Arthur Ray has hired investigators to investigate two deaths at an Arizona swe... |
7f14f1b487f09ff687a30f34e5835c5974636692 | Summarize the following news article. | Three provisions are attached to $410 billion spending bill signed by Obama .
Travel restrictions to Cuba from U.S. loosened; it will be easier to send money there .
Sales of U.S. agricultural and pharmaceutical products could be easier now .
Some critics say measures should not have been attached to spending bill . | [
"(CNN) -- The $410 billion budget President Obama signed Wednesday will make it easier for U.S. residents to travel to Cuba and to send money to family members on the island. It also could facilitate the sale of agricultural and pharmaceutical products to Cuba. The residents of Havana, Cuba, often rely on bicycle t... |
7864590032f1fac6e275338d1a07e1f151989e4e | Summarize the following news article. | Most satisfying thing is having every show in her tour sell out, she tells CNN .
At 19 she is one of the most successful U.S. recording artists of the decade .
On teen heartthrob Taylor Lautner, she says: "We're really close" | [
"(CNN) -- Country music artist Taylor Swift has told CNN she never dreamed she would shoot to stardom so quickly. At just 19 years old, she is one of the most successful recording artists of the decade in the United States. Her album \"Fearless\" is certified quadruple platinum, and her 60-date tour of the U.S., UK... |
f0aa1a561102400d5c297f0c0278261d6039b720 | Summarize the following news article. | Suicide car bomb in southeastern Afghanistan kills 16, including 14 children .
Taliban says it carried out attack near voter registration site .
Rocket attack in Kabul also killed three teenage sisters . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide car bomb blast near a voter registration site killed 16 people, 14 of them children, and wounded 58 in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday morning, according to a senior police official and the U.S. military. The U.S. military released this photo of the blast near a voter regis... |
2bda316df5f9f3cf14141ff63353bcdccfc37f2f | Summarize the following news article. | Case involves Virginia man stopped for driving with suspended license .
Instead of issuing ticket, police detained him and searched his car .
Arrest violated state's law, but trial judge allowed evidence of drugs .
Justices ruled that officers had probable cause for search . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court offered unanimous support for police Wednesday by allowing drug evidence gathered after an arrest that violated state law to be used at trial, an important search-and-seizure case turning on the constitutional limits of \"probable cause.\" The Supreme Court unanimously gave p... |
ea09c88361d847adbe93a60b4053cd803d98a32c | Summarize the following news article. | Victim's great-aunt: Stop this from happening to "anyone else's child ever again"
"Maybe this will wake up and shake up people," the Rev. Jesse Jackson says .
Derrion Albert, 16, was beaten to death last week; beating was captured on video .
Police still seeking other suspects related to Albert's death . | [
"(CNN) -- The family of a Chicago teenager whose beating death was caught on video hope that the attention the incident has garnered will spur healing locally, a relative said at a news conference Wednesday evening. Derrion Albert, 16, was beaten to death last week. His death was captured on video. \"It should've ... |
9b442e55b71c11c6bade08da38b36c721b841dbd | Summarize the following news article. | German-born fashion designer is one of the most recognizable figures in fashion .
Has been creative force behind Chanel for over 25 years .
Told CNN he thinks little of the past, successes or failures, focused on the present .
"I am born for the battlefield. Competition is healthy," he told CNN . | [
"(CNN) -- He is perhaps the most recognizable man in fashion, almost never seen without his dark glasses, a silver ponytail and fingerless gloves. And while the German-born fashion designer has been the creative force behind fashion house Chanel for more than a quarter of a century, he's still thriving on new ideas... |
2946982c10e0d8951c944c54aef8e88b4a219b57 | Summarize the following news article. | Attack on market in Dera Ghazi Khan leaves 22 dead, 60 wounded .
Attacker detonated car in front of Sardar Zulfiqar Muhammad Khosa's home .
Former provincial governor claims he was intended target of attack . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- An explosion killed at least 22 people and wounded 60 others Tuesday in the central Pakistani city of Dera Ghazi Khan, said a rescue service official. The dead included two children, three women and 17 men, said, Mubarak Ali Athar, the regional police chief in Dera Ghazi Khan. Three pe... |
fa0a09c7addb0486b70eb925412491f883bd7b86 | Summarize the following news article. | Iceland is losing its only three McDonald's restaurants after economic collapse .
Franchise owner said restaurants now too expensive to run after Iceland's currency plunged in value .
Krona worth half as much now as it was in January 2008 -- and imports are priced in euros . | [
"(CNN) -- Iceland is losing its only three McDonald's restaurants as a result of the poor economic situation in the country. Businessman Magnus Ogmundsson, who owns the only McDonald's franchise in Iceland, said it had become too expensive to operate the restaurants after Iceland's currency, the krona, plunged in v... |
8025c4c8088bbc5b9e7d9b42482688f59f0bb730 | Summarize the following news article. | Man accused of racially charged attack at restaurant held without bond .
Grand jury on Wednesday indicted Troy Dale West Jr. on new felony charges .
Army reservist said West yelled racial slurs, beat her in front of her child .
Charges against West include aggravated assault, battery, false imprisonment . | [
"(CNN) -- A man accused of screaming racial slurs while beating an Army reservist in front of her daughter outside a restaurant in Morrow, Georgia, was jailed and held without bond Wednesday after being indicted on felony charges. Troy Dale West Jr, of Poulan, Georgia, is being held without bond on new felony charg... |
2d2b6a9f30410f8d5425d6a59d3da1e67a85461c | Summarize the following news article. | Guest finds his hotel blocked by police barricade and calls the hotel manager .
The manager promises to help him cancel the reservation, and he stays elsewhere .
Days later, he finds his credit card charged for unused, blocked hotel room .
Holiday Inn hotel apologizes and returns the man's $113 . | [
"(Tribune Media Services) -- Gabriel Medina can't reach his hotel in New Orleans because there's a police barricade in front of it. A manager promises to \"help\" him cancel the reservation, but three days later, his credit card is charged $113. Now his credit card has sided with the hotel. Is there anything else h... |
f75a18f3783a3006a5c3b59513b5238fca5d38b9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Officer who investigated illness: "This is real, and it has devastated families"
One in four Gulf War veterans suffer from Gulf War illness, report says .
Pesticides, drug used to thwart effects of nerve gas called most likely to blame .
Illness termed "a real condition with real causes and serious consequences" | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. A U.S. soldier wears protection against chemical weapons during the Gulf War in a February 1991 photo. That illness is a condition no... |
45b868d2bd6810632ce40018de9c02b8d7e34064 | Summarize the following news article. | Peruvian authorities reported to have arrested gang who are selling human fat .
Officials investigating disappearances of at least 60 people .
Two suspects arrested with a plastic container with human fat in it . | [
"(CNN) -- Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling to European labs fat obtained from dead humans. Officials are investigating the disappearance of at least 60 people they believe were killed by gang members in two mountainous states in central Peru, lead prosec... |
70099af084add87b30660f69a9c1e5173579385c | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Sarandon plays hard-drinking Grandma Lynn in "The Lovely Bones"
Kelly Bishop played drinking grandmother Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls"
Expert says these grandmas are "exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother" | [
"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump... |
f225d5678bb139b4e3d296fd0b5d52c759446078 | Summarize the following news article. | Suspects were at doctor's house when he, wife and child arrived, police say .
Police responded to 911 call of burglary at rural home of Houston, Texas, doctor .
Police found Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez shot to death and a ranch worker badly injured .
Gonzalez's wife and toddler found unharmed; they reportedly hid in a clo... | [
"(CNN) -- Four suspects are sought in connection with the shooting death over the weekend of a Houston, Texas, doctor, Austin County authorities said Monday. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzales was found shot to death at his ranch in rural Texas on Saturday, police say. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez, 56, was chief of the critical ... |
bb92572edff814cdfdd45920b2de6b79c9ac1bcc | Summarize the following news article. | John Muhammad's second ex-wife, Mildred, believes she was ultimate target of sniper spree .
Muhammad: For long time, I felt extreme guilt for victims that were gunned down .
Carol Williams, his first ex-wife, plans to visit Muhammad before execution and bring son .
Muhammad has maintained his innocence in the deaths of... | [
"(CNN) -- His shooting spree left at least 10 dead and millions terrified of bullets coming from an unseen sniper. But Mildred Muhammad believes she was the ultimate target of her ex-husband, John Allan Muhammad, the man dubbed the \"D.C. Sniper.\" And for some time, Muhammad said she felt extreme guilt for the vic... |
9933508c6e8421c86f711d4e75f8e8eb638494f3 | Summarize the following news article. | Aretha Franklin's new holiday album is "This Christmas, Aretha"
Franklin had never done a Christmas album, thought it was about time .
Famed singer will be performing at Barack Obama's inauguration . | [
"BEVERLY HILLS, California (CNN) -- Here's what happens when you go to interview Aretha Franklin: Her publicist will e-mail the cell phone number of her security man to your BlackBerry. Once you reach the lobby of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, you call the cell phone. Someone will come down to get you and brin... |
9c238a59ef69eebb35e3a791537f3b3998182956 | Summarize the following news article. | Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says findings aren't part of government policy .
GOP criticizes health care "rationing"; White House disputes claim .
Advisory board has said women in 40s shouldn't get routine mammograms .
Health secretary: Government will continue to recommend mammograms . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused \"a great deal of confusion,\" Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday. \"My message to women is simple. Mammograms have always ... |
53da87577d19fd7d1d35bc8b5e6c8213e3bd6e79 | Summarize the following news article. | Louisiana governor declares emergency after watch issued for parts of Gulf Coast .
Ida expected to weaken before it reaches U.S., but could bring heavy rain .
Heavy rains expected in parts of the Southeast this week because of Ida .
National Weather Service: 91 deaths in El Salvador due to separate system, not Ida . | [
"(CNN) -- Hurricane Ida moved into the southern Gulf of Mexico Sunday, prompting a declaration of emergency in Louisiana and concern along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm regained hurricane intensity overnight Saturday, becoming a Category 2 hurricane, but forecasters said it is expected to weaken as it moves north.... |
45e9cd00e871c70f5797f8f1dcb4b177ac962824 | Summarize the following news article. | Democrats: Decision is a demonstration of America's might and moral certainty .
Military tribunals would have been better choice, says ex-N.Y. mayor Giuliani .
Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Michigan: Bringing suspects into U.S. raises threat of attacks .
Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island: Prosecuting terrorism suspects in civili... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Fearlessly demonstrating the majesty of U.S. justice or acquiescing to terrorists by giving them undeserved rights and a public platform? The decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, admitted mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks, and four other suspects to a New York courtroom, rather... |
25fc6a820391a41417402b28521ce891cd20b622 | Summarize the following news article. | Haitian radio station Signal FM says on during, after earthquake .
Station has informed listeners where people need food, rescue .
Station is "the most important source of information now," Haitian says . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- In the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake, a small radio station became an informational lifeline for people in Port-au-Prince and beyond. The radio station, Signal FM, managed to stay on the air during the earthquake, leaving music playing while its employees fled the build... |
b5542847929b2a008717346220fcab66f18640f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Virus kills teenager, three elderly people on hajj pilgrimage .
Arab ministers considered barring some groups from this year's event .
Saudis left responsibility to pilgrims' countries of origin . | [
"Mecca, Saudi Arabian (CNN) -- A teenager and three elderly people in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage have died of the H1N1 flu virus, the Saudi Health Ministry said. The victims of the virus were a 17-year-old Nigerian female and a Sudanese man, an Indian man and a Moroccan woman who each were 75 years old. \... |
b4b1c5dda44cbd5a2d0cb1481b29780ba8bfda2f | Summarize the following news article. | Hannover and Germany international goalkeeper Robert Enke, 32, dies in apparent suicide .
Enke's death has sent shockwaves throughout Germany, its media reporting the player left a suicide note .
Many in football including his ex-teammates have expressed their condolences . | [
"(CNN) -- The death of Hannover 96 and Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke from an apparent suicide has stunned the football world. The German media reaction to the death of a man many tipped to represent the country at the 2010 World Cup, has been one of shock. Berlin based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel reported \"Robert ... |
c654aed97baa6f633fcbba2be6ca244f701e7da4 | Summarize the following news article. | South African Olympic runner Caster Semenya will keep her gold medal, the country's sports ministry announced Thursday .
Ministry added in a statement that the results of a gender test would not be made public .
The world governing body for athletics, the IAAF, have refused to comment on the announcement . | [
"(CNN) -- South African runner Caster Semenya will be allowed to keep the gold medal she won in the women's 800-meters at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, in August, the country's sports ministry announced Thursday. In a statement on their official Web site the ministry added that Semenya had b... |
760351288c6eeaff352e6a27cbabe9da8c6d2e00 | Summarize the following news article. | Heidi Klum and Seal have confirmed their daughter was born Friday .
The couple named her Lou Sulola Samuel .
She has three siblings: Henri, Johan and Leni .
Seal said when Lou Sulola was born, it was "endless love at first sight." | [
"(CNN) -- After a weekend of rumors, it's finally official: Heidi Klum and Seal are now the proud parents of a baby girl, Klum's representative confirmed. Heidi Klum met Seal in 2004, and the couple married a year later. The \"Project Runway\" host gave birth Friday night. Klum and Seal named their new bundle Lou S... |
dfb1a8f4be3ef9a338c7d75c75e7dbfbb18dad86 | Summarize the following news article. | Nathan Halbach's father is the priest who baptized him, Henry Willenborg .
Nathan's mother made a confidential agreement with the church to keep Willenborg's identity secret .
His mother went public about the secret agreement after he contracted cancer . | [
"O'Fallon, Missouri (CNN) -- Nathan Halbach is 22, with a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. He knows that \"horrible stuff\" lies ahead. His mother, Pat Bond, has been taking care of him full time. But when she needed help, she reached out to the Roman Catholic Church. After all, his father is a priest. Nathan wa... |
ce872ebfc218a7deaa72d2a89c77fdeefe98fd50 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. begins distributing food to tens of thousands of homeless flood victims .
U.N. says 159 have died due to flooding; key infrastructure damaged .
Waterborne diseases like cholera are a concern, U.N. official says .
"It is always the poor and vulnerable who suffer the most from floods," official says . | [
"(CNN) -- Torrential rains and flooding since June have affected 600,000 people in 16 West African nations, the United Nations reported Tuesday. People walk in the flooded streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, last week. The worst hit have been Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana and Niger, said Yvon Edoumou, a spokesman ... |
2956f52851b82e11db13ecf228a92818ee1d37a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Girl gets historic baseball back after suing Phillies and Ryan Howard .
Ball was 200th homer for Howard, the fastest any player had achieved the feat .
Girl was first given cotton candy and an autographed ball in questionable exchange .
Outraged mom came to her defense: "It's my daughter. It's my blood" | [
"(CNN) -- Jennifer Valdivia scooped up the baseball after it sailed into the right-field stands. The 12-year-old smiled and giggled over the keepsake from her first Major League ballgame. Jennifer Valdivia, 12, holds the record-setting baseball after it was returned this week to her. She'd have to sue to get the ba... |
66fbdd1e33df041b1ce6f0c470b33e87284362d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Ensign doesn't name woman but says she and her husband worked for him .
"I take full responsibility for my actions," he says .
Statement from senator's wife says couple have come to a reconciliation .
Senator has sparked speculation about 2012 presidential race . | [
"(CNN) -- Sen. John Ensign of Nevada admitted Tuesday to an extramarital affair with a woman who had worked for him. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada is considered a rising star in the Republican Party. Ensign, 51, would not identify the woman but said she and her husband had been \"close friends.\" Her husband, he said,... |
20be7bdd7a4913c742e2ea6116b63612545c8864 | Summarize the following news article. | An apartment in Hong Kong recently sold for a record $57 million .
Analyst: Mainland investors buying in HK to diversify investments .
Hang Seng stock exchange up 50 percent this year; expected to rise 20 percent next . | [
"Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- The most coveted property on Hong Kong island is called \"The Peak,\" overlooking the city's stunning Victoria Harbor. But these days, the prices are what is taking people's breath away -- a modest apartment here now can go for $30 million. Recently what is claimed to be the world's most ... |
0e520dee576a2f341aaf0f33b399e4e5e9b4f55b | Summarize the following news article. | Meleanie and Scott Hain shot to death in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, home .
Meleanie Hain brought loaded gun to daughter's soccer game in 2008 .
Police are avoiding calling Wednesday night shooting a murder-suicide .
Their three children are unharmed and in neighbor's care . | [
"(CNN) -- Soccer mom Meleanie Hain, who made national headlines last year by having a loaded, holstered handgun at her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game, has been found shot dead in her home along with her husband, police said Thursday. Meleanie Hain was found shot dead in her home along with her husband Thursday. ... |
36303a764dec325c00dfb830591a5badfd28939b | Summarize the following news article. | Defense lawyer: Ex-Alabama judge was mentoring inmates, not seeking sex .
Ex-Judge Herman Thomas accused of paddling inmates in exchange for leniency .
Eleven alleged victims and 51 counts involved after some cases dismissed .
Thomas has denied allegations . | [
"(CNN) -- A former Alabama judge is standing trial on charges he checked male inmates out of jail and forced them to engage in sexual activity such as paddling in exchange for leniency. Former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas denies all the charges, his attorney says. Former Mobile County Circuit Judge Her... |
1f65be04e08cd41f373c52ca591e1f502e565dbe | Summarize the following news article. | Because of his divorce with Kate, Jon says children should no longer film show .
Jon Gosselin tells Larry King he hasn't talked with Kate in about a month .
Kate: I've been "saddened and confused by Jon's public media statements"
Jon on relationship with TLC: "They put me on house arrest" | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- After four years of \"Jon & Kate Plus 8,\" Jon Gosselin said he's decided it's not healthy for his children to be on a reality show. Jon Gosselin appears on \"Larry King Live\" Thursday. He said he doesn't want his kids to continue with TV show. \"The reason I don't think it's hea... |
c24e5805afd5145bc48410e876db91d44a06be5e | Summarize the following news article. | Time to go after "womb of 9/11," says man who lost his wife .
Charles Wolf says he's pleased by Afghan focus, upset by withdrawal plan .
Firefighter who lost son on 9/11: Nation must not repeat Vietnam .
Head of 9/11 memorial says nation can't fall back into isolation . | [
"(CNN) -- When Charles Wolf watched President Obama's speech on Afghanistan, he nearly broke down in tears. He doesn't have a son or daughter headed off to war. But to him, his wife of 12 years was a war casualty: She was killed on September 11. When Obama described the attacks \"and he described how the whole wor... |
b9d5c264b0d45afcce97b3381efc6237ef53daab | Summarize the following news article. | Knox accused of killing her flatmate, British student Meredith Kercher .
Told court in June she was not in the villa the night her roommate died .
Prosecutors say evidence places Knox and Raffaele Sollecito at the scene .
Knox and ex-boyfriend Sollecito also facing charges of sexual assault . | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- The murder trial of American student Amanda Knox in the death of her housemate two years ago resumed Monday in Italy after a summer break. The trial of American college student Amanda Knox, 22, resumes Monday, September 14. Knox, 22, and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito also face c... |
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