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0036c48d80c270465bffced3e233fe39e5950431 | Summarize the following news article. | The Titanic Memorial Cruise is to set sail in April 2012, 100 years after the sinking .
It will depart from Southampton, England, on April 8, just as the Titanic did .
The trip will end in New York, where the Titanic was headed . | [
"(CNN) -- A memorial cruise is scheduled to set sail 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, following the same trans-Atlantic route as the ill-fated ship, according to organizers. A list of first class passengers for the R.M.S. Titanic is one of the artifacts that remains after the sinking. The Titanic Memoria... |
90c9beec88f4baadd5ab1a61cfc3de8bed55c78e | Summarize the following news article. | Half a million homes remained without power across Northeast, mid-Atlantic region .
Winds reached hurricane-force levels in some places .
Winds dying down, but flooding remains a threat .
Midwest, North Dakota dealing with their own flooding problems . | [
"(CNN) -- Half a million homes remained without power across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, as rain continued to pound states from West Virginia to Connecticut for a second day. The rain caused flooding and airport delays across the region, even as Saturday's high winds -- reaching hurricane force... |
8971c14c6499fd1d7b7b2682ee8c0386239d7edb | Summarize the following news article. | Arjen Robben hits a second half double to give Bayern Munich 2-1 win over Freiburg .
Victory lifts them two points clear of Schalke at the top of the Bundesliga .
Nuremberg boost their battle against relegation with 2-1 win at Hertha Berlin .
Celtic reach semifinals of Scottish Cup as Robbie Keane scores hat-trick .
Ly... | [
"(CNN) -- Arjen Robben proved the difference for the second time in four days as Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Freiburg 2-1 to leapfrog Schalke at the top of the Bundesliga. The brilliant Dutchman put the Bavarian giants into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with his stunning strike against Fiore... |
d52c3872ab98ecbe1f043045c155b1916c472697 | Summarize the following news article. | Idea behind real-time Web is to create technology that doesn't require user to seek out info .
Developers say they need to figure out how to protect privacy first .
Real-time Web could help local retailers catch up with major online stores, developer says . | [
"Austin, Texas (CNN) -- An Internet that gives people the information they want virtually as soon as it's created is getting closer, according to Internet professionals. But before real-time Web becomes a reality, developers say they need to figure out how to protect people's privacy while blasting out as much info... |
4db38b18d883059f9ec9641989017e00b6fba696 | Summarize the following news article. | GAO report uncovers abuse of techniques used to restrain or discipline children .
Some deaths of special-needs kids have been linked to the practices, report says .
Investigators: Utah boy with autism left in cubicle for at least two and a half hours .
Only five states keep track of incidents; many states have no regul... | [
"(CNN) -- Congressional auditors have uncovered widespread abuse of techniques used to restrain or discipline special-education students in U.S. schools, with some deaths linked to the practices, a top congressman says. Investigators in Utah say a teacher left Garrett Peck in an isolation cubicle for at least two ... |
e8fc5d22f28198de7110f3be941b8edf297416db | Summarize the following news article. | Bayer Leverkusen move to within three points of German leaders Bayern Munich .
Stefan Keissling scores twice for Leverkusen in their 4-2 win over Hamburg .
Claudio Pizarro nets the only goal as Werder Bremen defeat Hoffenheim . | [
"(CNN) -- Bayer Leverkusen moved to within three points of German Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich after a comfortable 4-2 home victory over Hamburg on Sunday. A double from Stefan Kiessling helped Leverkusen on their way to another three points, leaving them clear in third, a point behind second-placed Schalke, wi... |
857fbbcafbc51966fd8440f1f59fbcad714670d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan law appears to let a man to have sex with his wife even when she says "no"
President Hamid Karzai says the law will be reviewed line-by-line .
Rights group: "President Karzai needs to start standing up for human rights"
Afghan lawmaker says women and children are "victims of political games" | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- \"In Afghanistan, the sacrifice in the political game is women and children,\" female Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi said. Critics say they fear that Afghanistan's new Shiite law will set the nation backward. Koofi says that is exactly what happened when the Afghan parliament recen... |
2f30cb9c8ee260bcb01a5ef80f6aa93590030288 | Summarize the following news article. | LAPD apologizes after son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy objects to Las Vegas display .
Tie, jacket, shirt senator wearing when slain removed from exhibit .
Chief calls exhibit, which includes evidence from other high-profile crimes, educational .
In editorial, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy calls clothing display "a macabre public... | [
"(CNN) -- After scathing criticism from the son of slain Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, police in Los Angeles, California, have apologized for including the clothes the senator was wearing when killed in an exhibit of high-profile homicide cases. The clothing -- a shirt, tie and jacket, with what appears to be bloodstains... |
5b454d5cdbb800751bbf293a15f38b40e761ebc2 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jackson is most popular person on Facebook with nearly 7 million fans .
Previously, U.S. President Obama had the most fans .
Experts say Jackson's fan base gaining more than 20 fans per second . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Michael Jackson has officially become the most popular person on Facebook, with more than 7 million fans on the social networking site. The Michael Jackson Facebook page is now the most popular on the social networking site. Previously, the most popular person on Facebook, with just over ... |
09fd5c0809fba61e70350ab56e806cae86ba28c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Bela Fleck, top-rank banjo player, went to Africa to seek instrument's roots .
Fleck: I like throwing myself into "uncharted waters"
Musician collaborated with African kora player Toumani Diabate . | [
"MANCHESTER, Tennessee (CNN) -- When Bela Fleck told us he had been missing something in his life musically, he caught us off guard. Bela Fleck traveled to Africa to immerse himself in banjo-related culture. Keep in mind: Fleck is considered by many to be the premier banjo player in the world. He's won Grammy award... |
96dc685f71492579383b911181049ba81935e848 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prosecutor: "Justice has been served. ... I'm not here to second-guess"
Lawyer says Dr. Anna Pou, patients were "abandoned by their government"
Pou was accused of killing patients in the chaos after Hurricane Katrina .
Two nurses arrested in same case had charges dropped earlier . | [
"NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The doctor at the center of an investigation into patients' deaths after Hurricane Katrina said everyone must remember the \"magnitude of human suffering\" after the storm to ensure that no health care worker is ever \"falsely accused in a rush to judgment.\" Dr. Anna Pou said Tuesd... |
3d66af6369fc4d7c108845f7d92427e5e16ef8a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. was impeached by U.S. House of Representatives .
Porteous is from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana .
Rep. Adam Schiff: Porteous "participated in a pattern of corrupt conduct for years" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to impeach Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, making him the nation's 15th federal judge ever impeached. \"Our investigation found that Judge Porteous participated in a pattern of cor... |
5d261c23d3089c635a3104508653c6130903f29e | Summarize the following news article. | "Couples Retreat" stars, was co-written by Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau .
Plot concerns couples who head for a vacation in Bora Bora, issues in tow .
Movie offers some nice scenery, but it's lazy with the laughs and plot .
Most of the movie focuses on male half of couples . | [
"(CNN) -- Remember \"You're money, baby\"? Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau making the L.A. bar scene in \"Swingers\" back in 1996? In the film, couples go to the Eden Resort, which is offering a great package deal on relationship counseling. They were young and hungry then, and there was insolence in their hustle, but... |
088c67647b41b33198816d13011038da8ead60d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Eva Mendes narrates PETA video of undercover footage of animals being killed for fur .
"It's not something you want to see," Mendes says of gruesome 3-minute video .
Two years ago, Mendes took off clothes for group's "Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actress and animal rights activist Eva Mendes hopes you'll shun fur as you shop for the holidays. \"Even if you buy a fur glove with the little trim, and you think 'Oh, my God, it's just a little trim,' that animal got clubbed,\" Mendes said. Mendes took her clothes off two years a... |
b1b5590277596d000f0fcfd1e66a2ab6a4bc7b46 | Summarize the following news article. | Czech supermodel and philanthropist shows CNN around her "Golden City," Prague .
Nemcova: "Prague is like former president Vaclav Havel: Admirable, artictic and proud"
Nemcova also talks about growing up under communism and surviving the 2004 Asian tsunami . | [
"London, England -- Petra Nemcova is a former Victoria's Secret supermodel-turned-philanthropist. Despite her riches, Nemcova, who grew up with few luxuries in communist Czechoslovakia, told CNN that her most important work is her charity, the Happy Hearts Fund. The model set up the foundation after her near-death ... |
95e6b7cbac09ce45e6a0218736ec636a64ea34a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Hugely popular cell phone novels have created new market for publishers in Japan .
Written on cell phone, often by 20-somethings with themes taboo in society .
Publishing boom has led to sector maturing, but sales still in millions of copies .
Cell phone novels finding popularity in U.S. with advancing mobile technolog... | [
"(CNN) -- Yume-Hotaru's first novel was a best-seller in Japanese bookstores, and he wrote it entirely with his thumbs. Publishers in Japan were quick to see the potential of putting cellphone novels into print. The 22-year-old who would rather be identified by his pen name than his real one (Yume-Hotaru means \"Dr... |
23fffcd738771df5f4979612761b14e39bf5bc8a | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Officer fired gun after suspect approached and reached toward waist .
Maurice Clemmons had been sought in killings of four police officers .
Slain suspect had abdominal wound, victim's gun, police say .
At least three accused of helping Clemmons elude police . | [
"Seattle, Washington (CNN) -- The suspect in Sunday's fatal shooting of four police officers was shot and killed early Tuesday by an officer after the suspect approached him and \"reached into his waist area,\" authorities said in a statement. Although the medical examiner has not formally identified the man shot a... |
5b05a49c585ab198d1703e2819b3199fb9b6147f | Summarize the following news article. | Elections board: Kasim Reed is the winner of Atlanta mayoral runoff .
Reed defeated Mary Norwood by 620 votes, elections board director says .
Norwood has until 5 p.m. Tuesday to ask for a recount, elections official says . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- An elections board certified Kasim Reed on Saturday as the winner of the Atlanta mayoral runoff election by a margin of 620 votes. Barry Garner, director of Fulton County's elections board, told CNN on Saturday that former state senator Reed was declared the winner of last Tuesday's runof... |
d3c8101ef840475a99cdf251c4b8f611e9a3dc1b | Summarize the following news article. | Business people exchange messages while driving despite risk of crashing .
Competitive, economic pressures drive risky behavior, experts say .
Georgia woman sends texts in traffic while driving stick-shift car .
People aren't as good at multitasking as they think they are, psychologist says . | [
"(CNN) -- Teenagers exchange text messages while driving because, well, they're teenagers and teenagers sometimes do dumb things. But suit-wearing adults who should know better are texting behind the wheel too, driven by grown-up motivations. A sign in San Francisco warns drivers late last year of a new California ... |
7f78eb088dcb616a90f535409123d7d621cb191f | Summarize the following news article. | David Beckham has promised he will do everything in his power to help England win the bid to stage the 2018 World Cup .
FIFA vice-president Jack Warner admitted that celebrity appeal is an important part of a country's bid .
Beckham was speaking ahead of the draw for the 2010 event and believes "hard work" will be cruc... | [
"(CNN) -- David Beckham has promised he will do everything in his power to help England win the bid to stage the 2018 World Cup. The England and LA Galaxy midfielder has been in South Africa with Football Association chief Lord Triesman to promote England's bid ahead of the draw for the 2010 tournament. Beckham was... |
f17b5ba70ec8ad949cb1b77215a08d262a05bbe5 | Summarize the following news article. | Virgin boss Richard Branson announces F1 sponsorship deal with Brawn GP .
The sponsorship deal is Branson's first foray into the world of Formula One .
Brawn driver Jenson Button has pole position for season-opener in Melbourne . | [
"(CNN) -- Virgin has secured a partnership with the Brawn Grand Prix team in Formula One racing, Virgin chief Richard Branson announced Saturday. Virgin's sponsorship mark's Richard Branson's first foray into Formula One racing. The move, which had been the subject of speculation, marks Virgin's first foray into F... |
8cd8f4d95e147557102ddcf7e1cbb190db1beca9 | Summarize the following news article. | Conan O'Brien has been trading barbs with the mayor of Newark, New Jersey .
The "feud" began after the comic joked the mayor's health care plan .
Mayor Cory Booker then "banned" the "Tonight Show" host from Newark airport .
Conan: "It's your move, Mayor Booker" | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- As with many jokes, it started with a small jab at the expense of New Jersey. Talk show host Conan O'Brien is locked in a playful feud with the mayor of Newark, New Jersey. The gags continued Monday night when \"Tonight Show\" host Conan O'Brien ventured into \"the biggest scandal in the country ... |
97f019da618c696753d1926bf4ac04e3c6e2ac40 | Summarize the following news article. | Novak Djokovic beats John Isner in five-set marathon as Serbia beat USA in Davis Cup tie .
Serbia reach quarterfinals of the World Group for the first time .
Defending champions Spain will play France in pick of the last eight ties . | [
"(CNN) -- World number two Novak Djokovic beat John Isner in a grueling four hour 16 minute encounter to secure Serbia's passage into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Sunday. Serbia led the United States 2-1 overnight in Belgrade with Djokovic favored to beat the giant Isner to clinch the tie, but he was give... |
0cf70c08556ff33a6a20a6038c98f7f5948ffb3c | Summarize the following news article. | Former Argentina international Fernando Caceres in grave condition in hospital .
Caceres shot in the head as gang try to steal his BMW car in Buenos Aires .
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona visits Caceres in hospital .
40-year-old Caceres enjoyed a distinquished club and international career . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Argentina international defender Fernando Caceres is fighting for his life in a Buenos Aires hospital after being shot in the head during an armed robbery. The 40-year-old Caceres, who played for Argentina in the 1994 World Cup, was gunned down as a gang tried to steal his BMW car in the early hou... |
926e91e190e697d6d28ecbda16bb19a6bdbd0122 | Summarize the following news article. | Ronaldinho left out of Brazil's squad for next month's friendly against Ireland .
There is no place for the playmaker despite his outstanding form for AC Milan .
On-loan Santos forward Robinho has been named in 22-man squad for Emirates Stadium match . | [
"(CNN) -- Ronaldinho's participation in this summer's World Cup finals now appears in serious doubt after the AC Milan playmaker was not named in Brazil coach Carlos Dunga's 22-man squad for next month's friendly international against Ireland in London. The 29-year-old former Barcelona star has been in outstanding ... |
e15cb0bb735636482faf8678e2a13311f0eab3eb | Summarize the following news article. | Jennifer Lopez told Allure magazine that she'd fallen off her workout routine .
Now that she's gearing up with a new album, she's getting back to her old habits .
Lopez: Part of my business is being in shape and looking good . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- One thing Jennifer Lopez hasn't missed about not constantly being in the spotlight anymore: constantly watching her weight. \"Part of my business is being in shape and looking good. You can't lie to yourself about it,\" Lopez, 40, told the January issue of Allure. \"But I'm not the monster I used t... |
bce046db34b9790b499a0da086d9ce39282f1ddb | Summarize the following news article. | Ali al-Marri sentenced for charges of conspiring to provide support to terrorism .
His lawyers wanted a lighter sentence because he was held without charges for six years .
Al-Marri sentenced to eight years and four months; faced 15 years .
Prosecutors say al-Marri volunteered for "martyr mission," met bin Laden . | [
"(CNN) -- A former \"enemy combatant\" who was held in a South Carolina Naval brig for six years with no charges was sentenced Thursday to eight years and four months in prison, a Justice Department spokesman said. Ali al-Marri pleaded guilty in federal court in Illinois in May to conspiring to provide material su... |
d6e9929980eb730124e8cf6561991d43f19241e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraq has not had ambassador to Kuwait since Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 .
That incursion led U.S. to launch Operation Desert Storm, its first Iraq war .
New ambassador is Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Ulum, Iraq says . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq has appointed its first ambassador to Kuwait in two decades, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Ulum was appointed to the post, the ministry said. While Iraq has had an embassy and a chargé d'affaires in Kuwait since the regime of former Iraqi President Sa... |
5ab1967414ba2673f1621d408d2786e788a7dee4 | Summarize the following news article. | Christian doctors group says impending rollback of conscience rule is discriminatory .
Rule lets health care providers refuse to provide services they're morally against .
" 'Right of conscience' is under attack," one doctor says .
Supporter says Obama is putting "good health care above ideological demands" | [
"(CNN) -- An organization of Christian physicians argued Wednesday against an impending rollback of a federal rule allowing health care workers to refuse to provide certain reproductive services, saying it's discriminatory. The rule protects the rights of health care providers who refuse to participate in certain ... |
fdbd2b8489767d18a6bf3b3501e6d506d92d35b9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Martial law invoked to impose peace on the region after unrest .
Measure follows killings of 57 people last week in province of Maguindanao .
Security forces search the home of Andal Ampatuan Jr., mayor of Datu Unsay .
Authorities say Ampatuan Jr. directed the November 23 politically motivated killings . | [
"(CNN) -- Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared martial law beginning Friday night in the southern province of Maguindanao, where 57 people were killed last week, an army spokesman told CNN Saturday. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr. said martial law -- under which police can make arrests w... |
7d5f4c863cd358dc02d750edbf4d3574afb918b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Radovan Karadzic appears at hearing at International Criminal Tribunal to discuss his refusal to appear for war crimes trial .
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader is accused of responsibility for worst massacre in Europe since World War II .
Karadzic, who is representing himself, says he has had insufficient time to prepare his def... | [
"The Hague, Netherlands (CNN) -- Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic launched a full-throated attack on the International War Crimes Tribunal Tuesday, as he appeared at a hearing to discuss his refusal to appear for trial. He said he \"cannot take part in something that has been bad from the start, and wher... |
49d59475f65450ad63bd6fb28e041680f5cdac14 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: NORAD says decision made after receiving "indicators" of a problem .
Hawaiian Airlines Flight 39 took off from Portland at 10:10 a.m. with 231 passengers .
90 minutes into the flight, captain decided to turn around the Boeing 767, said airline official .
FBI: Not releasing name of alleged unruly passenger because ... | [
"Portland, Oregon (CNN) -- Two F-15 fighter jets escorted a passenger jet that had been headed for Hawaii back to Portland International Airport in Oregon after a passenger in coach became \"uncooperative,\" an airline official said Wednesday. Hawaiian Airlines Flight 39 took off from Portland at 10:10 a.m. with 23... |
89d00e7e878e5babebf1de06fa6e0e00481f6d45 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: 3 dead in Philippines from Typhoon Parma, local media report .
Storm heads to sea after crossing northern Philippines .
Tens of thousands of Filipinos sought shelter in evacuation centers .
The biggest threat was rain in areas water-logged by Typhoon Ketsana . | [
"CABANATUAN CITY, Philippines (CNN) -- Typhoon Parma crossed the northern tip of the already storm-battered Philippines Saturday afternoon and early Sunday, killing three people, according to local media. A NASA satellite image shows Typhoon Parma as it headed toward the Philippines on Friday. Parma made landfall S... |
e80cad9691a4380e8895ba571615da7e8df245f5 | Summarize the following news article. | Korean pop culture sensation will be on Talk Asia later this month .
27-year-old has gone from backup dancer to appearing in Hollywood films .
Rain will be appearing with answers to your questions . | [
"(CNN) -- He's gone from being a backup dancer to the biggest thing in Asian pop culture, an actor and singer who has sold millions of albums. The 27-year-old South Korean has even faced down U.S. comedian Steven Colbert in a spoof dance-off. The comedy skit came about after Rain placed higher than him in Time Maga... |
89c5d36d105eb8248aba74c67a81fb8a75ed5755 | Summarize the following news article. | Tech enthusiast Chris Pirillo suggests 10 free online digital photographry tools .
Photographers today have more tools than ever to edit, organize and share images .
FotoFlexer bills itself as "the world's most advanced online image editor"
Cameroid lets you "take crazy snaps with your webcam straight from your browser... | [
"(CNN) -- Digital cameras are now as common and affordable to the average family as the Polaroid of the '60s. A self-admitted tech geek, Chris Pirillo is president of Lockergnome.com, a blogging network. Best thing about 'em? You don't even have to take your film in to the corner drugstore to get developed -- becau... |
213903cae121c406571033043394ad773c3e9970 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. troops handed out about 2,500 meals Saturday in Port-au-Prince suburb .
Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush kick off fundraising drive .
USS Carl Vinson brings helicopters, hospital beds and operating rooms .
4,200 U.S. military personnel currently supporting operations, 6,300 scheduled by Monday . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- U.S. helicopters carrying food hovered above the ground in one area of the battered Haitian capital on Saturday, flinging out boxes to the anxious crowd. It was a chaotic scene as hundreds of Haitians without food and water for four days swarmed toward the boxes, ignoring the wind an... |
b4dbb725ed5bba3122e9ee970670d127dc14f5cd | Summarize the following news article. | 17 killed in attacks in Kabul, nationalities still to be confirmed .
Taliban claim responsibility for attacks, which started with suicide car bomb .
Three bombers were killed, Taliban spokesman says .
Neighborhood has a number of government buildings and U.N. offices . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Deadly blasts targeting foreign nationals in the Afghan capital Friday killed at least 17 people and wounded many others. Authorities were trying to determine how many people died and the nationalities of those slain. Kabir Al-Amiri, an employee at Kabul hospital, said eight Indians and... |
9884bbe135018691f4e7b8ec2c21e7c2858749d2 | Summarize the following news article. | Forty-four states offer tax credits to filmmakers in hopes of attracting projects .
Georgia boasts one of highest tax returns in United States, up to 30 percent .
Louisiana was one of first states to develop incentive program eight years ago . | [
"(CNN) -- \"The Blind Side\" could have been filmed anywhere, says Tim Bourne, an independent producer who worked on the film. But there's a reason producers brought the project to Georgia: money. \"There's nothing in [the movie] that couldn't have been shot in any midrange urban setting. The reason, and the sole r... |
a1032a777484cbac40512c2fb75cc88eda106a14 | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan president tours Marjah, site of massive operation to take control from Taliban .
Next goal is to win support of population, U.S. general says .
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, about 50 killed in battle between two rebel groups .
Two NATO service members killed in separate incidents . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai made an unannounced visit to Marjah on Sunday to see the gains made after a massive military offensive by Afghan and international troops to wrest control of the southern city from the Taliban. Karzai toured the city in Helmand province with Gen. Stanley Mc... |
7ec5f25ecbc88ba5d68ef5b7b83e2532e57439f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Bethune belongs to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society .
Group: Bethune was trying to make citizen's arrest of Shonan Maru 2 skipper .
Skipper was involved in collision that sank Ady Gil, which targets harpoon ships .
Sea Shepherd: Bethune has legal representation in Japan . | [
"Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Japanese authorities arrested an activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegal trespassing after he boarded a whaling ship last month in waters off the Antarctic. Peter James Bethune, 44, is accused of jumping from a Jet Ski onto the Shonan Maru 2, the security ship of a Japanese whaling fl... |
03fc6f34a2cf570029d81fff55345694246de8e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Amphibian Survival Alliance aims to save threatened frogs, toads, salamanders .
One in three of 6,000 recognized amphibian species at risk of extinction, group says .
122 amphibian species have gone extinct since 1980, group says .
Amphibian species could help in development of medicines, scientist says . | [
"(CNN) -- The world has a new alliance to save vanishing frogs, toads and salamanders. A frog swims in a pond in Munich, Germany, in June. A coalition of organizations established the Amphibian Survival Alliance this month to conserve species threatened by deadly fungus, habitat loss, pollution, pesticides and clim... |
40d80b65671a04641f49950e1cff657eb18b5446 | Summarize the following news article. | McChrystal indicates a military operation could begin in Kandahar as early as summer .
Sedwill praises Marjah offensive as "template" for next year to 18 months . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The top U.S. general in Afghanistan vowed that coalition forces \"are absolutely going to secure Kandahar,\" as security efforts expand in the country's south. \"We already are doing a lot of security operations in Kandahar, but it's our intent -- under President [Hamid] Karzai -- to ma... |
d5410cc1d123d1a5471c6fbf30d0b2dd52a9c6c2 | Summarize the following news article. | Multi-million selling writer has "a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's"
Terry Pratchett says work continuing on books, plans to honor commitments .
Discworld novels are set in a fantasy universe but satirize modern day life .
Received the Order of the British Empire from the Prince of Wales in 1998 . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has admitted that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease -- but says he plans to continue writing his multi-million selling Discworld books. Terry Pratchett, whose books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 33 languages. P... |
aa2882fe2b17d83cfb88f34377cc9bd3a2a40cd1 | Summarize the following news article. | Russian peacekeepers, South Ossetia deny involvement in shooting .
Leaders' motorcade was not hit, and there were no injuries .
Ministry: Motorcade was passing a checkpoint near South Ossetia .
The shots were fired from Russian-controlled territory, ministry officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- Russia and South Ossetia have strongly denied news reports that a motorcade carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland came under fire, calling the claims \"a provocation\" meant to destabilize the region. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, said there were \"unpredictable people\" in the area. \"... |
5e8bb728c6bd3a910b22833ba57d894a6f573677 | Summarize the following news article. | New research from Netherlands says thinking about partner can increase focus .
Thinking about sex heightens analytical thinking instead, study finds .
In ancestral days, creative people may have used inventiveness to attract mates . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- \"My beloved. The delight of my eyes.\" So says a poem inscribed in cuneiform on a lump of clay approximately 4,000 years ago. Why does love inspire such works of art? Recent science points to a possible answer -- and a difference between the way the brain reacts to love and lust. Last year psycholo... |
26c3b3023f92b933a808f5ef0b41222e50662711 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraq president Jalal Talabani says he will likely not seek re-election .
Talabani, 75, has been president since April 2005 .
Talabani, a Kurd, played role in maintaining the country's ethnic balance . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will likely not seek re-election once his term ends. Jalal Talabani says he will not run for Iraq's president again, but he plans to stay in the political arena. Talabani, 75, has been president since April 2005. The ethnic Kurd was re-elected in 2006 for a fo... |
4a91a90fcade42efd456dd5668421879ae3e0844 | Summarize the following news article. | Wilson complained of difficulty breathing while in meeting, hospital says .
12-term congressman died at Lufkin, Texas, hospital .
2007 movie depicted his efforts to arm Afghan Mujahedeen .
He served Texas' 2nd Congressional District . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Democratic Rep. Charles Wilson of Texas, whose support for anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan inspired the 2007 movie \"Charlie Wilson's War,\" died Wednesday at age 76. The 12-term congressman, who served the state's second congressional district, had been in a meeting Wednesday morning with a frie... |
1688e81596f0c0f2fbc4ff98f866af788fcd7f81 | Summarize the following news article. | Warning system put in place to better alert residents after a devastating fire ravaged Victoria in February .
During that fire, many residents stayed to defend their property as the fire claimed 170 lives and 2,000 homes .
An intense heat wave -- with temperatures climbing to 104 F (40 C) -- is expected to hit south Au... | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities are asking residents in some some parts of south Australia to evacuate their homes as an impending heat wave prompted the nation to issue its first \"catastrophic\" brush fire warning. The warning system was put in place to better alert residents after a devastating brush fire ravaged the sout... |
c935f70c0c4bd81f98b0ade6bd68b10b29e505b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Death toll in Baghdad double bombing rises to 160 .
Bombs exploded outside government buildings in Baghdad .
Obama condemns bombings, pledges U.S. support for Iraq election . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- At least 30 Iraqi children riding in a bus were among the 160 people killed in Sunday's twin car bombings in Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said Monday. At least 540 people were wounded in Sunday's attacks, the deadliest in the capital in more than two years, the ministry said. One of the bo... |
432b4c3e2dbf086ea5df06bd6f0b98d9079a9eed | Summarize the following news article. | Michaela Watkins, Casey Wilson have reportedly been dropped from the show .
"'SNL' was a dream come true for me," Watkins tells Entertainment Weekly .
"Saturday Night Live" kicks off its 35th season on September 26 . | [
"(CNN) -- The ever-changing cast of \"Saturday Night Live\" is getting two new faces, but losing a couple of current members. Michaela Watkins was known for her impressions of Barbara Walters and \"Today\" show co-host Hoda Kotb. Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson have been dropped from the show, while Jenny Slate a... |
be448f005a1557118b0368a05c93c58ed65e5126 | Summarize the following news article. | 8-month-old has been missing since December 26 .
His mother has said she killed him and also that she gave him away .
San Antonio police are excavating landfill in search after getting a lead . | [
"(CNN) -- Investigators searching for a missing 8-month-old boy began an intensive excavation and search effort Tuesday at a Texas landfill. \"Let me say this, that we do remain hopeful that baby Gabriel is alive,\" William McManus, chief of the San Antonio Police Department, said at a news conference at the landfi... |
97454759790df6ef2b8d19f2b18b0e44e1533323 | Summarize the following news article. | Clinton will meet with Haitian president on Monday .
Clinton working with former President George W. Bush on Haitian relief .
Clinton says relief fund will help Haiti recover after situation stabilizes .
Bush says fund is a place for people to make sure their donations are well-spent . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Former President Bill Clinton will travel to Haiti on Monday to meet with officials and deliver aid supplies to the quake-ravaged country, his foundation announced Sunday. Clinton, the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, will meet with Haitian President Rene Preval and other members of the local gover... |
5b82b45fa0308e8f9999f23855b6798dd09d0734 | Summarize the following news article. | LAPD: The 83-year-old Peter Graves was found collapsed outside his home .
Daughter performed CPR but was unsuccessful in reviving the actor .
Graves played Jim Phelps on "Mission: Impossible" during original run and revival .
Publicist says it appears Graves had a heart attack . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actor Peter Graves, best known for his starring role on TV's \"Mission: Impossible,\" died Sunday. He was 83. While the cause of the actor's death was not immediately known, he apparently suffered a heart attack, his publicist said. Graves had gone to brunch with his family Sunday ... |
ba856abc54a1e7a29c6626cd19e1c3349d801f47 | Summarize the following news article. | Army Capt. Matthew Myer has Silver Star from actions during a Taliban attack .
Letter of reprimand criticizes him for allowing attack to take place .
Two of his superior officers also receive letters of reprimand .
Site of attack was at bottom of a valley surrounded by high hills . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. Army officer who was honored for valor after his combat outpost in Afghanistan was attacked has also received a letter of reprimand for failing to secure the base before the attack, according to Army officials. Such a letter normally would prevent career advancement. U.S. Army Capt. Matt... |
652f1fc7d767170a3900cd1219caca79c8b7b789 | Summarize the following news article. | Retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka credited with campaign that defeated Tamil Tiger rebels .
Military judges to decide whether he's guilty of participating in politics while in uniform .
Fonseka says the charges against him are false and politically motivated .
Supporters say the former general was seen as a threat to the gov... | [
"Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's former army chief appeared before a military court Tuesday, on charges that he says are designed to remove him from politics. Retired Army Gen. Sarath Fonseka faced a panel of three military judges, who are to decide whether he is guilty of participating in politics while st... |
5858c35053d0adb99c8bbe2daf4154255ffbb8a3 | Summarize the following news article. | Jesper Parnevik said he had "lost all respect" for fellow golfer Tiger Woods following revelations about his private life .
Former European Ryder Cup star Parnevik and his wife introduced fellow Swede Elin Nordegren to her future husband .
Woods had previously apologized on his official Web site for "transgressions" an... | [
"(CNN) -- Jesper Parnevik admitted that he had \"lost all respect\" for fellow golfer Tiger Woods following revelations about the world number one's private life. Woods apologized on his official Web site for \"transgressions\" and \"personal sins and failings\" on the same day that a gossip magazine published a st... |
524e5755d695068027aa538b8beb4edc7cb06531 | Summarize the following news article. | Rafael Nadal is the lone survivor among former champions at Indian Wells .
Spanish star sees John Isner of the United States in three sets .
Second seed Novak Djokovic beaten in straight sets by Ivan Ljubicic .
Fourth-ranked Andy Murray eases through as Nicolas Almagro retires . | [
"(CNN) -- World number three Rafael Nadal of Spain survived a three-set battle to reach the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 tournament at Indian Wells as second seed Novak Djokovic crashed out on Wednesday night. Nadal is starting to recover his best form after his injury problems of last year, but the giant Isne... |
018a411afcc1986f4ea2c962015e6d6f0128b601 | Summarize the following news article. | Typewriters mainly used for filling out property voucher, says NYPD official .
Public records show city signed $432,900 contract for typewriter maintenance .
"It's so antiquated," said one officer . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- In 2009, some units of the New York Police Department still function more like \"Dragnet\" than \"CSI.\" They rely on typewriters. Records show New York City signed a $432,900 contract for typewriter maintenance with in 2008. NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne confirmed the department's continu... |
6a9cb1b9a7571218694262a27945fb63e5101a7b | Summarize the following news article. | Obama says he wants to close "deficit of trust" with American people .
Democrats say president hits right areas with speech .
Republicans say Obama doesn't go far enough to reach across aisle . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Citing a \"deficit of trust\" in government by the American people, President Obama's first State of the Union address urged Congress to erode the influence of special interests and work together to confront the nation's most pressing problems. In the nationally televised speech Wednesday night... |
363347f0c2639fd1bf3a015a45bb5abebc6dbbc0 | Summarize the following news article. | Guitarist known for his work with bands the Box Tops and Big Star .
Chilton was having heart problems and died in an emergency room in New Orleans .
Chilton was to perform at the South by Southwest music festival in Texas this weekend . | [
"(CNN) -- Rock guitarist and singer Alex Chilton, known for his work with bands the Box Tops and Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59. Chilton was having heart problems and died in an emergency room in New Orleans, Louisiana, said longtime friend and business associate John Fry. \"Obviously, we are all stunned and d... |
d9dcf8f67bc17324fb15df99d390e64ebf74a38a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Five deaths blamed on falling trees .
86,000 without power in New York City and Westchester County, Con Ed says .
Some customers will be without power for days, Long Island utility says . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities have linked seven deaths to the nor'easter affecting the Eastern Seaboard, and more than 300,000 customers remained without power Monday in the Northeast after rain and fierce winds. Hurricane-force winds over the weekend toppled trees, taking power lines with them. Five of the weekend's death... |
a78df7e6960e7770a4064f1399c7c22d61c9fa84 | Summarize the following news article. | Use IRS.gov to avoid mistakes, says top tax expert at advocacy group for self-employed .
How to save tax money right now? Consider retirement contributions .
Look for deductions that don't appear in your business checkbook .
Automobile mileage: The new deduction rate is 55 cents/mile . | [
"(CNN) -- As the April 15 income tax filing deadline approaches, the top tax expert at the National Association for the Self-Employed offers his best advice for business people who work for themselves. Keith Hall, a national tax adviser at the association, answers the tax question he is asked most often and talks a... |
bc515892401dd7beb4a95a81095891b24f843cce | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Warner Powell did not make a last statement at the electrocution .
Powell rejected lethal injection, the state's usual method of execution .
Killer wrote a taunting, profanity-filled letter laying out details of the crime .
Based on letter, prosecutors put Powell on trial for second time in Stacie Reed's death . | [
"(CNN) -- The murderer of a 16-year-old girl who bragged about his crimes was electrocuted Thursday night, a spokesman for the Virginia Department of Corrections said. Paul Warner Powell was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m. at a correctional center in Jarratt, Virginia. He did not make a last statement at the execution... |
61382032215c8e8dd51bc8f4c1a51e0a29d6cd20 | Summarize the following news article. | Draw for the UEFA Champions League to take place in Switzerland on Friday .
Holders Barcelona are favorites to retain their crown .
The final is worth an estimated $421 million in economic terms, according to sponsors .
This year's final will be held in Madrid, Spain, on May 22 . | [
"(CNN) -- Barcelona and Manchester United are on course to meet again in the money-spinning European Champions League final after they avoided each other in the draw for the last eight. Josep Guardiola's reigning champions Barca will face English Premier League side Arsenal in the quarterfinals -- a repeat of the 2... |
2dea038df8117718ef5a9dae72c850a9d587c66c | Summarize the following news article. | Judge grants SeaWorld's request to join family's lawsuit restricting access to footage .
Dawn Brancheau's family wants to prevent release of videos, photos related to her death .
Brancheau died after killer whale pulled her underwater in front of onlookers at Shamu Stadium . | [
"(CNN) -- Security cameras were rolling when a killer whale at SeaWorld's Florida park grabbed a trainer by her hair and pulled her underwater, leading to her death. Now SeaWorld and the family of Dawn Brancheau are fighting to keep videos and photos related to her death out of the public eye. A Florida judge on Th... |
7f41da57205facdf1d95243ced8eb7eca81ff31b | Summarize the following news article. | David Coleman Headley is a product of two worlds, a rare blending of East and West .
His mother was a fun-loving Philly socialite; his father was a strict, formal Pakistani .
His arrest in a heroin sting was a turning point in his life, an uncle says .
He's been tied to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba; India says group carried out M... | [
"(CNN) -- The path that brought U.S. citizen David Coleman Headley to the point of pleading guilty to involvement in two international terrorism plots is complicated and twisted. His life, in many ways, is far from the average American experience, but he's also very much a product of a typical American upbringing. ... |
470b2b05e7a2478318c8bc1bd927395bb6bb6897 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Palestinian towns have been home to weekly protests opposing separation barrier .
700-kilometer stretch of concrete wall and fence separates Israel from West Bank .
Protest sites will be closed between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. every Friday .
Gaby Lasky, a lawyer representing village residents, said the milita... | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- In a bid to end what it calls illegal riots, the Israeli military will prohibit outsider access to areas in two occupied West Bank villages one day a week, according to a statement explaining the move. \"Every week, violent, illegal riots take place in the area of Nil'in and Bil'in, during the ... |
d0326b0a49f7426f7c092e7b72dcc701152964c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Democratic leaders say timing of vote will depend on CBO figures, which are delayed .
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, on Wednesday said he intends to vote for health care bill .
Kucinich previously had characterized the bill as a boondoggle for private insurers .
The apparent defection improves chances for the bill's pas... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Health care reform advocates inched closer to victory Wednesday as a high-profile liberal Democrat switched his position and announced his intention to vote for a sweeping $875 billion plan under consideration in the House of Representatives. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, said he believes \"hea... |
24c71f1de63ce65c3d394b785b1f0e5af1101a7d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sahil Saeed was released at a school in the Punjab province of Pakistan .
Sahil was in good condition, said Aslam Tareen, the head of the regional police .
Gunmen took him at gunpoint from his grandmother's home in Punjabon on March 3 .
They reportedly demanded a ransom of 10 million rupees ($118,000) | [
"(CNN) -- A five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month has been found safe and is back with his relatives, the British High Commission said Tuesday. Sahil Saeed was released at a school in the Punjab province of Pakistan, said Assistant Chief Constable David Thompson of the Greater M... |
6c6ede472100381d20ac1372946397a7517c21cd | Summarize the following news article. | BA: Contingency plans will allow about 45,000 customers to fly each day .
It plans to lease up to 22 aircraft with pilots and crews from eight different airlines .
The industrial action is over planned changes to cabin crew conditions .
Union says plans call for working hours to be extended and crew levels to be cut . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Saying it plans to lease aircraft and provide replacement workers, British Airways on Monday unveiled an ambitious contingency plan in preparation for the first of two strikes by the union members representing the airline's cabin crews. The Unite union's leadership aimed to ground the airl... |
e0139c1d70be4f8b89ac1b6bef7c2d8a4550c780 | Summarize the following news article. | 1-year-old child of two of the victims survives the attack .
Juarez mayor: "We know that the U.S. citizens were targeted"
Drive-by shootings kill U.S. employee at consulate and 2 others in Ciudad Juarez .
State Department warns Americans of danger of traveling to three Mexican states . | [
"(CNN) -- Three people connected to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were killed in two drive-by shootings, a senior White House official told CNN Sunday. Two of the victims were an American employee at the consulate and her U.S. citizen husband. Their 1-year-old child, who was in a vehicle with the cou... |
6e965c6c0d6ffb52c9c3a77acbba17e8cf0d997b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: GOP effort to require up-or-down vote on Senate health care bill fails .
NEW: President delays trip to Australia, Indonesia to help push bill over finish line .
NEW: Bill cuts Senate bill provision that exempts Nebraska from paying Medicaid expenses .
Bill cuts deficit by $138 billion over 10 years; additional $1 ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Democratic congressional leaders unveiled a long-awaited $940 billion compromise health care plan Thursday, setting the stage for a final legislative showdown on President Obama's domestic priority. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced that Obama had decided to delay an upcoming t... |
d8b602201bc80dd8c6c56b45ae257a91fa5180f1 | Summarize the following news article. | Felipe Calderon goes to troubled city for third time in little more than a month .
Analysts: Visit highlights city's importance as focal point of Calderon's war on drug cartels .
Visit was scheduled before 3 people slain Saturday .
Deaths of pregnant woman, two others renewed attention to the border city . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon made his third visit in a little more than a month Tuesday to the troubled border city of Juarez, where three people associated with the U.S. Consulate were killed over the weekend. Ciudad Juarez is the most violent city in Mexico, with more than 2,600 drug-related deaths... |
2e7bd563c5aabeecbc03adc16ed42f1ecbcf61ab | Summarize the following news article. | Teacher was killed by wolves last week while jogging near Alaska town .
Wildlife officials tracked and shot 2 wolves they believe are the killers .
Carcasses will be tested for rabies, other conditions that might have led to attack .
Wolves normally avoid humans and do not attack them, experts say . | [
"Tenino, Washington (CNN) -- Authorities in Alaska are examining two wolves to see if they are the animals that killed a jogger last week, said a wildlife biologist investigating the attack. The two gray wolves were tracked down Monday and shot to death from a helicopter near the town of Chignik Lake, Alaska, said ... |
60a8c6d0a552f77bf7dbe947b5ebf92475a95b97 | Summarize the following news article. | Bill Donohue says church treated sex abuse as internal matter, as did other leaders .
He says critics are unfairly implying Church acted differently in failing to disclose such cases .
He says other faiths, professions have had similar problems but less publicity . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The rash of stories about priestly sexual abuse in Europe, especially in Ireland and Germany, has put many Catholics on the defensive. They should not be. While sexual molestation of any kind is always indefensible, the politics surrounding this story is also indefensible. Employers from every wa... |
f3448ce83db0c82d8db7fd6674ece6d378dceeb0 | Summarize the following news article. | D.C. officials will hand out 500,000 female condoms at salons and community centers .
Informal training sessions to teach women how to use the little-known product will be given .
HIV infection rate six times higher than national average in D.C.; 30% are women .
Outreach worker: "It will give a woman a choice, freedom ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- On a Saturday at the Lamar Edward Salon, a small cluster of women watch a demonstration of a new product. Their giggles turn into growing interest. They learn the city is handing out free samples, but it's not shampoo or makeup products. Instead, the women can leave the salon with free female ... |
15ec3937e2a9efaa00bd7b090f11279f1b3d3050 | Summarize the following news article. | VBS.TV visits home for elderly prostitutes in sketchy Mexico City neighborhood .
Twenty-three women who are 60 or older live in the facility .
Crew attended bittersweet Mother's Day party with residents . | [
"Editor's Note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is broadband television network of VICE. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewe... |
437884b2c22109fabfb80e0d5ba877f95aa2d4b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Induction ceremony held Monday night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York .
Inductees chosen by a voting committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation .
Artists are eligible 25 years after their first recording is released . | [
"(CNN) -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday welcomed its newest inductees:Jimmy Cliff, ABBA, Genesis, The Hollies and the Stooges. Other inductees this year include individual recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award -- record executive David Geffen and songwriters Jeff Barry, Otis Blackwell, Ellie Greenwich, B... |
26dccc463a8012c35722c3130f67af23dcc26818 | Summarize the following news article. | Roger Federer goes public to back his "good friend" Tiger Woods .
Tennis ace Federer has appeared in the same Gillette adverts with the golfer .
Woods made a televised public apology after admitting he cheated on his wife . | [
"(CNN) -- Tennis ace Roger Federer has given his unfailing support to his \"good friend\" Tiger Woods as the embattled golfer attempts to restore his reputation. Federer believes the \"worst has passed\" for Tiger after his very public apology to a world wide television audience. Woods fought back the tears as he ... |
8694222a069c4d4f24725960de3162fea77921bb | Summarize the following news article. | First officer didn't completely load radio frequency, NTSB says .
He and pilot then were distracted by discussion, personal computers, NTSB says .
NTSB also blames air traffic controllers for not realizing problem earlier . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 did not fall asleep when they overflew their destination by more than 100 miles in October, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday in a detailed report on the wayward flight. The two pilots \"became distracted by a conversation\" about the airl... |
f1a1ca7763a752eeab3b1d7a8044acc646d2c4e1 | Summarize the following news article. | Almost every foreign auto plant that's opened since the '90s is in the South .
South's population is growing much faster than the Midwest .
South provides manufacturing workforce .
No foreign auto assembly plants are unionized . | [
"BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (CNN) -- Detroit, Michigan, is often thought of as the automaker capital of the country, but increasingly, foreign auto plants are heading south, to a region known for more than its charm. Toyota's plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, is as big as 156 football fields. Almost every foreign auto facto... |
94372eeb9617ec259be262dfd25bb3e2dc795f1b | Summarize the following news article. | Palestinians protest reopening of landmark synagogue in Jerusalem after 60 years .
Officers disperse crowd by firing stun grenades; village elders help end riots elsewhere .
91 people wounded in clashes, Palestinian Red Crescent Society says .
Palestinians angered by Israeli settlement plans in largely Arab East Jerusa... | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Palestinians hurled rocks and burned tires in several neighborhoods in East Jerusalem Tuesday to protest the reopening of a landmark synagogue after more than 60 years. Officers dispersed the crowd by firing stun grenades in one area, and village elders helped end the riots in another, said poli... |
c05461b6e33c9ef5954e1c705bbfbd693add5bf1 | Summarize the following news article. | Alaskan musher Lance Mackey sets Iditarod record for most wins in a row .
Mackey, a throat cancer survivor, completes 1,049-mile race in just under nine days .
Mackey's father, 1978 Iditarod winner, says son "likes to get the best out of his dogs" | [
"(CNN) -- Alaskan musher Lance Mackey has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and set an Iditarod record for most consecutive wins, according to race officials. Mackey, 39, of Fairbanks has dominated the sport in recent years and is the 2007-2010 Iditarod champion. Mackey completed the 1,049-mile Iditarod race, wh... |
9f99a84048326f9301e3018a76207fba72d1e8e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Red River waters forecast to rise another foot this weekend in Minnesota, North Dakota .
State of emergency declared in Oklahoma in anticipation of snow storm, governor's office says .
Meteorologists forecast 2 to 6 inches in the Texas, Oklahoma panhandles through Saturday . | [
"(CNN) -- A snow storm on the first day of spring could drop several inches this weekend from New Mexico to Missouri, while farther north, Minnesota and North Dakota brace for the rising waters of the Red River. The waters of the Red River are forecast to rise another foot this weekend, testing the more than a mill... |
c09e6d9d747a06b5e8cc2c73f8377be6eeedd5e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Businessman Reza Taghavi of California has been held in Iran since May 2008 arrest .
Attorney Pierre Prosper says he's been talking to Iranian officials since September 2009 .
Family initially kept the detention a secret, fearing publicity would inflame situation .
Taghavi came to the United States in 1979 before the I... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- An American lawyer has been holding secret negotiations with Iran for the release of an Iranian-American being detained for two years. Reza Taghavi, a retired businessman from Orange County, California, has been held in Iran's notorious Evin prison since his arrest in May 2008 without ever bei... |
fd73c87a534abd020fb1869087e25b0cff9e82d2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Diversion project saves Minnesota town, resident says .
Volunteers, National Guard fill 1 million sandbags, mayor says .
River expected to crest Sunday 20 feet above flood stage .
Power restored to most of Northeast after weekend nor'easter . | [
"(CNN) -- The city of Fargo, North Dakota, largely completed flood preparations early Thursday as a surging Red River rose nearly 3 feet in 24 hours. The waterway was well beyond its banks along the North Dakota-Minnesota line. \"Thanks to our volunteers, we've been able to fill a million sandbags and place 700,000... |
cdae4e9b3c3b1ab657ce8d4ea84cbd7907765f9a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Florida judge says parents can take Jenny back to Haiti after her medical treatment ends .
NEW: Timing of parents' trip not set; April 7 hearing will provide update on baby's condition .
Parents say it was "God's will" that the child went to Miami for treatment of quake injuries .
The child, apparently mistaken fo... | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- The parents of an injured baby girl who was flown to Florida for treatment after Haiti's earthquake have been told what they already know: They are the biological parents of the little girl. The International Red Cross notified Nadine Devilme and Junior Alexis in Haiti that DNA testing prov... |
b7f38f54c4073c6c1955c815ca146c4e04a47da5 | Summarize the following news article. | Arsenal climb to top of English Premier League with 2-0 victory over London rivals West Ham .
Relegation-threatened West Ham miss penalty after Thomas Vermaelen is sent off .
Tottenham consolidate fourth place with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at 10-man Stoke .
Fellow Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa held to a 2-2 dr... | [
"(CNN) -- Arsenal climbed to the top of the English Premier League with a 2-0 victory over London rivals West Ham despite playing half of Saturday's clash with only 10 men. Arsene Wenger's team moved a point above champions Manchester United, who host Liverpool on Sunday, while Chelsea dropped to third ahead of the... |
250a8c7db67340659238fd6af7a4f5d70d3b0806 | Summarize the following news article. | Jorge Torres-Puello gave legal advice to missionaries in quake case .
Torres-Puello arrested in Dominican Republic, accused of human trafficking .
He is linked to network that trafficked in Haitian and Central American children, officials say . | [
"Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- A man who provided legal advice to 10 American Baptists accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children after the earthquake there was arrested Thursday night in the Dominican Republic and accused of human trafficking, the country's anti-narcotics agency said Friday. The man, i... |
6b6f3f0f1d460f473862c99d0c913987ea2ee1d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Toyota and federal safety officials extracted data from a wrecked 2005 Prius .
Driver said the car accelerated on its own on March 9; she was treated for minor injuries .
Toyota spokesman: Black box in 2005 Prius contains data only from moment airbags deploy .
2005 Prius was part of recall to address the risk of accele... | [
"Harrison, New York (CNN) -- Investigators from Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday inspected a wrecked Prius and extracted data from the car's event data recorder they hope will help determine what caused the car to speed out of control. The driver of the car told police the ... |
663578ac896aac2674cbf3bf25fec10ede013441 | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Christopher Dodd: "We're trying to put some safeguards" in plan .
Senator says he isn't sure bailout plan of this magnitude is right .
Dodd: Situation is a result of lax enforcement of rules, documentation in past .
Senator says lawmakers will act quickly but won't be irresponsible . | [
"(CNN) -- At a hearing Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee, federal officials said a bailout is needed immediately for the health of the U.S. economy. Sen. Christopher Dodd is chairing Tuesday's hearing on President Bush's proposed $700 billion bailout plan. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Rese... |
99ff4620312ee5fcc4a915dc436d4911803828d2 | Summarize the following news article. | NCAA basketball tournament begins Thursday, as does workplace obsession .
Among tips for the clueless who want to take part in chatter, use terms shared by experts .
"Buzzer beater," "Cinderella," "ball movement," "press" are good gems to consider . | [
"(CNN) -- The games begin Thursday, and March Madness buzz will soon take over the lunchroom. Everywhere you turn, co-workers will chat about their favorite teams, the upsets, the injuries. Maybe you will watch the games. Maybe you won't. But maybe, irrespective of whether you plan to follow the tournament, you've ... |
3ab6acfda4e8d90933e8de5cd2b2b46b639b4dfd | Summarize the following news article. | White will host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on May 8 .
Comedian had wo hit sitcoms, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Golden Girls"
Star's popularity surged after a popular Super Bowl commercial in January . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Comedian Betty White -- currently enjoying a career resurgence at age 88 -- said Wednesday that she credits her longevity in the entertainment industry to \"sheer blind luck.\" \"I'm the luckiest old broad that ever drew a breath,\" White told CNN's \"Larry King Live.\" After a cam... |
d5450e5e8cfdfc13bd39e8041dbb4153d26cf605 | Summarize the following news article. | Two recruits of Sikh faith set to report for duty in U.S. Army in July .
The Army says they must remove their turbans, cut their hair and beards .
Sikh group says the Army should accommodate the religious articles of faith .
Army says problem arises when religious practices interfere with military gear . | [
"(CNN) -- For Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi, a doctor, and 2nd Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, a dentist, this is a hill worth fighting for. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, left, and Kamaljit Singh Kalsi are set to report for duty in the U.S. Army in July. These two U.S. military recruits of the Sikh faith are challenging an Army ord... |
1056976d2140088d9d5ebd911aef19772fea23e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Warner Powell was convicted of murdering Stacie Reed and raping her sister .
Afterward, he wrote a taunting letter to the prosecutor giving new details of the crime .
In a second trial, his admission of attempted rape of Stacie got him the death penalty .
The U.S. Supreme Court in January refused to block the exec... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A killer who sent a prosecutor a taunting letter about killing a 16-year-old girl died in Virginia's electric chair Thursday night, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported. Paul Warner Powell was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m. ET, the newspaper reported. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell had denied cleme... |
ae542fbf3dd49c969b5cbc784ee43aa2e10f97db | Summarize the following news article. | The Hump sushi restaurant apologizes in statement posted on Web site .
Feds alleged restaurant, chef illegally sold meat of endangered whales .
Whale meat is considered a delicacy in Japan, other countries . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A trendy California sushi restaurant charged by federal authorities with serving whale meat offered an apology Monday, saying it \"ignored its responsibilities\" to endangered species. Prosecutors charged Typhoon Restaurant Inc., the parent company of Santa Monica's The Hump, and c... |
18081d66d460bd68e06e108db167289eb9f8471a | Summarize the following news article. | Bus flipped and landed on its side on I-37 median, official says .
Bus was headed to Matamoros, Mexico, carrying 40 people .
Names of victims not released; injured taken to hospital in San Antonio . | [
"(CNN) -- A tour bus carrying about 40 people rolled over Tuesday near Campbellton, Texas, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen, an official said. Tommy Cavazos, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said that 18 people were injured in the Americanos tour bus crash on Interstate 37, ab... |
4588b861c7aa81c2872808541e1a25853f58c9c5 | Summarize the following news article. | Thieves broke into Connecticut facility early Sunday, police say .
Chief says heist was well-organized .
Authorities aren't ruling out an inside job . | [
"(CNN) -- Local and federal authorities in Enfield, Connecticut, are investigating how a band of burglars broke into a large pharmaceutical warehouse and made off with approximately $75 million in prescription medications. Police say the well-orchestrated heist at the Eli Lilly and Co. distribution center occurred ... |
faf22539a75201d90b148ed731c950be5bbb1d5e | Summarize the following news article. | Rhode Island school district fired teachers at a failing school .
Teacher Esther Wojcicki says that's not the answer to poorly performing schools .
She says parents, administrators need to share blame, help solve problem .
"No teacher can effectively educate a child without support from the parents," she says . | [
"(CNN) -- Little Rhode Island made big news in the education arena last month. Superintendent Frances Gallo fired all the teachers at Central Falls High School after negotiations with the teachers' union failed. The move was triggered by low test scores -- only 7 percent of 11th-graders passed the state math tests,... |
41b6d330ebd1b2170e2f5958bc72cd34b73f6b7b | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer says Harry Reid appeared to be giving up on bipartisanship .
He says Democrats are more focused on unity than on attracting GOP votes .
Bipartisanship once involved many legislators crossing party lines .
Today, Zelizer says, many forces make bipartisanship hard to achieve . | [
"(CNN) -- When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he would be pushing for a public option in the final health care bill, it looked as if he had given up on the possibility of a bipartisan agreement. Most Republicans have been steadfast in their opposition to the Democratic health care proposals. The only s... |
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