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7031bd0c072e06cd4a7fd905147b94b67fd6fc76 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Nike issues statement saying Woods and family have company's "full support."
No word on how hiatus will affect lucrative sponsorships .
Statement: "I am deeply aware of the ... hurt that my infidelity has caused"
Woods' statement: "I am profoundly sorry and ... ask forgiveness" | [
"(CNN) -- Tiger Woods announced that he is taking \"an indefinite break\" from professional golf, according to a statement posted on his Web site Friday. \"I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children,\" the statement says. \"I wa... |
c766631a3a9e06222e95078b036bd14be0107522 | Summarize the following news article. | Pacific nation Tuvalu feeling the effects of climate change, sea level rising fast .
Japanese activist drawing attention to its plight by taking photos of islanders .
Tuvalu sent its own ambassador to the United Nations to raise awareness .
Island nation seeking aid to invest in renewable energy, infrastructure . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- With every click of his camera, Japanese photographer and activist Shuuichi Endou hopes to draw attention to the plight of Tuvalu, a remote nation of people whose home is slowly disappearing. Tuvalu is the world's fourth smallest country behind Vatican City, Monaco and Pacific Ocean neighb... |
d053e068e2523a27c7c9395273b81cc79dbc70d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Spain's Ministry of Health reports fifth death from mad cow disease .
Woman's death in January is Spain's fifth case since 2005 .
Ministry says there's no danger from eating meat in Spain . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spaniard has died from the human form of mad cow disease, the fifth such death in Spain since 2005, the Ministry of Health said in a statement late Friday. The victim died in January in the northern city of Santander, according to the statement, which did not provide further details. The ... |
800837582eb9c2c222b1778130bd408f50336108 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: ACLU says machines' detailed images violate privacy, assault dignity .
New machines use radio waves to scan passengers for hidden objects .
They'll be used on passengers selected for secondary screening .
TSA says blurred image, remote location of scanner protect privacy . | [
"ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- A new type of walk-through security machine will debut at several U.S. airports in the coming days as the Transportation Security Administration tries out the latest in body scanning technology. Privacy experts with the ACLU are concerned the walk-through scanning machine is too invasi... |
4c5995a14a4613a30a252e2bee48f5314ca4a2b2 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S., Dutch officials slash red tape to expedite Haitian orphan adoptions .
Six adopted Haitian children arrived in Miami tonight, met by their adoptive parents .
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs charters plane to pick up about 100 kids Monday .
Watch "Haiti How You Can Help" a special Larry King Live, tonight 8 p.m. ... | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Slashing red tape or ignoring ordinarily required paperwork, officials in the United States and the Netherlands have cleared the way for scores of Haitian orphans to leave their earthquake-ravaged homeland, according to officials from the two countries. All of the children had adopti... |
2c55df73caed89f435c85afb692455511d9e3e05 | Summarize the following news article. | Israel summons Turkey's diplomatic envoy to complain about Turkish TV show .
Episode of "Valley of the Wolves: Ambush" spurred Israeli diplomatic complaint .
Show portrayed Israeli intelligence agents as being inside Turkey, kidnapping babies .
Producer says show "will continue to tell the truth and expose the wrongs" | [
"(CNN) -- Tensions between Israel and Turkey spilled into a second day Tuesday when Turkish officials summoned the Israeli ambassador to a meeting, Turkey's Anatolia news agency reported. Israel criticized Turkey Monday for a Turkish television series that it said depicted Israeli intelligence agents as baby-snatch... |
4498c6456bd186ce9ad391d9b6956d3053ae7d82 | Summarize the following news article. | Indian security forces in Srinagar to quell violence sparked by death of schoolboy .
Authorities trying to disperse anti-India protesters when tear gas shell hit 13-year-old .
Police say 100 people wounded in clashes between Muslim protesters and security forces . | [
"Srinigar, Indian-administered Kashmir (CNN) -- Indian authorities flooded the streets of Srinagar with security forces Thursday to quell four days of violence sparked by the death of a schoolboy. Authorities were attempting to disperse anti-India protesters Sunday when a tear gas shell hit the 13-year-old boy, Wha... |
261c439efe60af5db578d41b9cf27426647ad3dc | Summarize the following news article. | Highest price ever paid for a letter penned by America's first president .
Four-page letter sold for $3.2 million at auction by Christie's on Friday .
Letter was written to his nephew Bushrod Washington in November 1787 .
Last year, a 1864 letter by President Abraham Lincoln sold for $3.4 million . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A letter penned by George Washington praising the new Constitution sold for $3.2 million at an auction, the highest price for a letter by America's first president. The four-page letter in Washington's slanting penmanship was written to his nephew Bushrod Washington in November 1787, according to... |
ecd3f13be2b7e4311cfb6cfe1abef14a7d5561b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Tigris River has plunged to record low levels, Iraqi farmers say .
Iraq, Syria want Turkey, where rivers' source is located, to increase water flow .
Meeting comes amid Iraqi accusations that Syria is harboring terrorists .
They have withdrawn their ambassadors from each others' capitals . | [
"ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish, Iraqi and Syrian ministers met in Ankara on Thursday to discuss water shortages in the major Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which run through all three countries. Iraqi fishermen ride their motor boat in the waters of the Tigris River in Baghdad. The meeting comes amid a diplomatic... |
48b26ea0025e56d09739ddfb7d0652617fa36f12 | Summarize the following news article. | Zimbabwe Senate president -- a Robert Mugabe ally -- accused of farm seizure .
Production has fallen on many farms under new owners .
Government commission investigating farm seizures .
Daughter of Senate president says, "We got this farm legally" | [
"CHEGUTU, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Farmers are implicating a close ally of President Robert Mugabe's in the latest round of farm seizures in Zimbabwe in which Mugabe loyalists take over white-owned farms. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, left, and President Robert Mugabe have a power-sharing agreement. The accusations a... |
d03e49d93323c98006cec2d03334c83a2766adf6 | Summarize the following news article. | Jacques Bazin says two children died under a collapsed house after a Friday aftershock .
Bazin was under the rubble three days before he was saved; he's now helping others .
Text messages to Germany, New York speak to dearth of rescuers, resources in Haiti .
Regine Madhere's aunt, uncle at market, hoping rescuers will ... | [
"(CNN) -- Jacques Bazin didn't have time to catch his breath after being pulled from the rubble of a three-bedroom home on the outskirts of the Haitian capital. Though he'd been trapped in the house for three days, he marshaled the strength to begin helping the Haitians who had just rescued him search for other sur... |
c4c6cb1200607f10254524ec8ce14a4bb8c97fb5 | Summarize the following news article. | Golf memorabilia remains popular with fans despite tough economic times .
The most valuable items can be sold at auction for as much as $500,000 .
Programs from golf's majors and the Ryder Cup are the most collectable . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Watching and playing golf is par for the course for most fans of the game -- but how about owning a piece of the sport's history? Golf memorabilia is very collectable and clubs in mint condition can go for a lot of money at auction. A Chinese businessman recently splashed out almost $200,0... |
8ebf0bc511a4d3fe4af163282c5344b5cba4f019 | Summarize the following news article. | More unemployed are getting help in job searches from houses of worship .
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Georgia has Career Community Network .
Network reviews résumés, connects job-seekers and companies, holds seminars .
Successful job seeker: Church is more welcoming . | [
"Marietta, Georgia (CNN) -- In this tough economy, a steady paycheck is a big blessing. With the unemployment rate above 10 percent, Americans are finding new ways to help each other out. For many, it's through their faith. \"We did say our prayers,\" Patricia Mulroney said. \"I pray to St. Joseph even now. He is o... |
4e152dcb61a2375696a00e54d35dc36ebfebe84f | Summarize the following news article. | Two women, both from Uruguay, arrested after arriving in Madrid on flight from Brazil .
Judge arraigns two women, one a 92-year old wheelchair user, on drug charges .
Spokeswoman: "It's practically impossible" wheelchair user would be tried . | [
"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A 92-year-old woman with cocaine strapped to her body flew all the way from Brazil to Spain before police arrested her, in a wheelchair, at Madrid's airport. A Civil Guard spokeswoman says the 92-year old was apprehended at Madrid's Barajas Airport. They found 4.3 kilos, or nearly 9.5 pounds... |
71b703ec64f37698ab8e61dacb749280b6b7f31a | Summarize the following news article. | General Wolfgang Schneiderhahn asks to be relieved of his duties .
Bild claims German army chief knew civilians could be killed in airstrike .
At least 90 killed -- many believed to be civilians -- in September airstrike .
NATO, Afghan officials investigating airstrike but results still classified . | [
"Berlin, Germany (CNN) -- The head of the German army has resigned after a news report that he knew civilians could be killed in a September airstrike in Afghanistan, Germany's defense minister told Parliament Thursday. Gen. Wolfgang Schneiderhan, the army's chief of staff, asked to be relieved of his duties follow... |
8b1205c5b5ec1a2dd1fa19ee5ee73ad08e7b049a | Summarize the following news article. | Sea Shepherd: New Zealand man climbs aboard Japanese ship to make citizen's arrest .
Man was captain of a boat that sank after colliding with a Japanese whaler .
Japan: Incident a "publicity stunt;" no decision on what to do with man .
Incident highlights feud between Japanese whaling fleets and conservation groups . | [
"Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- An anti-whaling activist jumped aboard a Japanese security ship on Monday in a bid to make a citizen's arrest of its skipper over the sinking of their boat, an animal rights group said. Pete Bethune was captain of the \"Ady Gill\" boat, which sank after a Japanese whaler rammed into it in Jan... |
ec10c28b5c0651d4f23392e5704da026544c6f03 | Summarize the following news article. | Navy SEALs accused in alleged assault of an Iraqi man during his detention .
The Iraqi is suspected of orchestrating the 2004 killings of 4 U.S. contractors in Falluja .
In ruling for 2 SEALs, judge says he wants them to be able to question alleged victim .
A third SEAL faces a special court martial in the case this we... | [
"Norfolk, Virginia (CNN) -- Two of three Navy SEALs accused in the alleged assault of an Iraqi suspected of orchestrating the 2004 killing and mutilation of four U.S. contractors in Falluja will have their cases heard in Iraq, a judge ruled Monday. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe, 25, is charged with derelic... |
fb5bb09aedc160646573358d9b9b92b1e510de7b | Summarize the following news article. | Bulldozer at Caribbean Market causes secondary collapse .
At least one person is alive in rubble; condition of others unknown .
Rescue complicated by debris, adjacent building that is partially collapsed . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Teams of rescuers in Haiti's capital rushed to the city's Caribbean Market on Tuesday after a machine used to clear rubble caused a secondary collapse, trapping at least one Haitian in the rubble. A French excavation team was working the site, which collapsed in the January 12 earthq... |
85a95f296e023e19cc84136ab798a68f8dd02054 | Summarize the following news article. | Incident disrupted Maui-bound flight on Wednesday .
Joseph Hedlund Johnson, of Salem, Oregon, charged with a federal crime .
Johnson wrote note on comment card invoking "Gilligan's Island"
Affidavit says Johnson said he didn't think card would be looked at during flight . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal authorities filed a criminal complaint Friday against a 56-year-old man whose scrawled note invoking \"Gilligan's Island\" led a Hawaiian Airlines pilot to turn around a Maui-bound flight and return Wednesday to Portland, Oregon. Joseph Hedlund Johnson, of Salem, Oregon, was charged with the feder... |
db77c33da54ad40298d75740cc23f841e3c450c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Militia, police keep protesters away from pro-government rally in Tehran .
White House espouses "universal rights of Iranians to express themselves freely"
Reports: Vehicles carrying opposition leaders attacked by security forces .
Observers: Pro-government Azadi Square rally was well-choreographed event . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Coming through on a promise to crack down on protesters on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iran's security forces clashed with demonstrators Thursday, as hundreds of thousands filled a \"disruption-free\" Tehran square to hear their president announce the expansion of Iran's n... |
eae6872ae1cfdbe26f9d51f7f9eba5140fb0d57b | Summarize the following news article. | California judge rules to allow cameras in a federal courtroom .
Courtroom footage will not be streamed live, but will be uploaded on YouTube daily .
Lesbian couple and gay couple banned from marrying filed lawsuit .
Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, was passed by voters 2008 . | [
"(CNN) -- A California judge ruled Wednesday to allow cameras in a federal courtroom to document a challenge to Proposition 8, a measure banning same-sex marriage. The courtroom footage will not be streamed live, but will be uploaded on the Web site YouTube daily, CNN affiliate KGO reported. Proposition 8 passed wi... |
9d0cdd277240b7ee94c475c8c85f84c234c42cd5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama: Reid is friend who "has always been on right side of history"
Sen. Harry Reid apologizes to Obama for remarks made during 2008 campaign .
Key Republicans have called Reid's comments racist and say he should step down .
Reid emphasizes longstanding support for President Obama . | [
"Apex, Nevada (CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that he is \"very proud\" of having told Barack Obama early on that he believed he was a viable candidate for president and could win election. Responding to the controversy surrounding a newly published remark he made privately about Obama's race... |
8a9d47f6750222ed802bb4e798ad06ebacce6214 | Summarize the following news article. | Vince Weiguang Li will be hospitalized at a psychiatric facility .
Ruling angers relatives of the victim, Tim McLean Jr., 22 .
"This was justice," prosecutor tells Canadian television station . | [
"(CNN) -- A man charged in the beheading death of his seatmate on a Greyhound Canada bus last summer is not criminally responsible because he is mentally ill, a judge ruled Thursday, said CNN affiliate CBC News. The ruling means that Vince Weiguang Li will be hospitalized at a psychiatric facility until he undergoe... |
f2c63b8c0d8a39bb185333e3c2b2bb1ae76a14b2 | Summarize the following news article. | Aid beginning to reach those who need it, officials say .
One aid group still experiencing delays in getting aid into country .
Port-au-Prince airport running at maximum capacity, U.S. general says . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- At least one organization attempting to deliver aid to Haiti continued to be plagued Sunday by delays and logistical problems, but aid was getting to those who need it most, officials said. Doctors Without Borders said Sunday that, despite guarantees from the United Nations and the U... |
d811185bc79dd3e73c37cc4b0b8a03c4c410f854 | Summarize the following news article. | Female aid worker fatally shot from a motorbike on way to work in Kabul .
Taliban claim responsibility, say woman killed for preaching Christianity .
In Kunduz, 2 German soldiers, 5 Afghan children killed in suicide attack .
NATO: More than 20 insurgents killed during two days of fighting in Wardak province . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Motorbike gunmen killed a foreign aid worker in Kabul Monday, the Afghan Interior Ministry has said. Aid worker Gayle Williams was one of 23 expatriates who worked for SERVE Afghanistan. In a separate incident, two German soldiers and five Afghan children were killed when a suicide bomb... |
0545f3c8c6f09c482bb7c281aa05c0b8ca4efe94 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 50 students killed, 100 injured; toll is expected to rise .
Red Cross official says dozens of students appear to be trapped in Haiti school .
Rescue workers digging through rubble near Port-au-Prince, official says .
School could have as many as 700 people in it, rescue official says . | [
"PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNN) -- At least 50 people have died in a school collapse in in Petionville, near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, officials said Friday night. Haitians try to help victims at a school that collapsed Friday in Petionville, near Port-au-Prince. Rescue personnel planned to continue work... |
c6691180c071f2ae0d9abc20685dc33f27b6ff28 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge says Sam Israel "thumbed his nose at the system"
Two-year sentence exceeds federal guidelines .
Israel faked his suicide to escape jail sentence for fraud .
Hedge fund manager faced 20 years for defrauding investors . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The former hedge fund manager who faked his own suicide to avoid prison time for fraud will spend an extra two years in jail for failing to surrender himself, according to the U.S attorney's office. Sam Israel tried to get out of serving a 20 year sentenced by faking his suicide. It added two yea... |
7e45c37ce856517953c7515224a440350bbcca1d | Summarize the following news article. | Willie Mitchell, helmed key early '70s R&B hits, dies at 81 .
Mitchell's tight drum sound was heard on songs by Al Green, Ann Peebles .
Mitchell worked right up to his death, his grandson said . | [
"(CNN) -- Willie Mitchell, the Memphis producer whose percussive, string-and-horn-tinged R&B sound shaped '70s hits by such artists as Al Green and Ann Peebles, died Tuesday. He was 81. Mitchell had been having health problems and went into cardiac arrest in December, according to his grandson, Lawrence. Mitchell \... |
29637a923358a1f998cac6ca1cbaa7566c37f06e | Summarize the following news article. | Solar observatory aims to provide better understanding of sun's role in space weather .
Observatory to deliver images with resolution 10 times better than high-def TV .
Five-year mission will examine sun's magnetic field and violent solar events .
NASA: Observatory will snap image of sun in eight wavelengths every 10 s... | [
"(CNN) -- NASA has postponed for one day the scheduled launch of a rocket carrying a solar probe. The space agency plans to launch an Atlas V rocket carrying its Solar Dynamics Observatory, which it says will study the sun \"in greater detail than ever before.\" After delaying the launch three times because of wind... |
51f6c620ae7c40d689175e4df71639ee5c37af92 | Summarize the following news article. | Filipino film, "Himala" wins CNN Asia Pacific Screen Awards Viewers Choice Award .
Ishmael Bernal's film beat Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" to the top prize .
CNN "The Screening Room's" presenter Myleene Klass awarded the accolade . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Filipino film \"Himala\" has been awarded the CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of all Time. \"The Screening Room\" presenter Myleene Klass arrives at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Queensland, Australia. Thousands of CNN viewers voted on \"The Screening Room\" We... |
60f99c6d0cfae59374bc15a0368a53a62486e6f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Sarah Palin will appear as a contributor on Fox News, source tells CNN .
Source: Former Alaska governor will not anchor her own program .
Palin joins ranks of many other politicians who have become analysts, co-contributors . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- One-time Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin may have sent a clear message to the political world, analysts say, by signing a deal to become a TV commentator. That message: She's unlikely to run in the 2012 presidential race. \"I do think maybe it suggests, sadly for Democrats, t... |
b525da55f2295ac1355157b498fe9d7427509d0b | Summarize the following news article. | ISAF commander apologizes after 12 civilians killed .
U.S., Marine, British soldier killed, U.S. military official says .
Marjah region long a bastion of pro-Taliban sentiment, awash with opium .
Coalition's ground offensive follows air assaults . | [
"Marjah, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Twelve Afghan civilians were killed Sunday when two rockets fired by coalition forces in southern Afghanistan missed their intended target, as the Taliban showed stiff resistance to the NATO assault against the militant group. \"We deeply regret this tragic loss of life,\" U.S. Gen. St... |
27d97c98917f7db0782a702be5992ef8cf6eef05 | Summarize the following news article. | Global warning signs that an era of prosperity is over .
Debt has now become the main worry of UK citizens .
Fears that culture of consumption creates a "debt trap" | [
"LONDON (England) CNN -- Could the era of spend, spend, spend be about to end? What is the biggest personal problem ordinary people face? The answer increasingly, is debt. In the last 15 years countries such as the U.S., UK, Australia and Canada have enjoyed an economic golden age. For many consumers it seems there... |
99f33dc4ff55db199efd72a9a37616e5fffdbde7 | Summarize the following news article. | HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar needs to improve drastically says a report .
More than 25,000 people will die this year if these people don't get treatment .
Doctors Without Borders is almost the sole supplier of aid and need funding .
Government and international community need to give more money . | [
"LONDON, England -- Almost 25,000 people will die this year of HIV/AIDS in Myanmar unless lifesaving treatment is significantly increased, according to a new report. A Doctors Without Borders worker handing out HIV/AIDS drugs in Myanmar. The study produced by leading international humanitarian organization, Doctor... |
1d112f2776a2bd0b116970ffc5674112c2206b5a | Summarize the following news article. | Man says Muslim family taken off flight after discussion over safest place to sit .
Atif Irfan claims FBI cleared family of wrongdoing, but AirTran wouldn't let them fly .
AirTran says it acted properly, complied with all federal directives .
Irfan says family owed an apology, may pursue a civil rights lawsuit . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Muslim family removed from an airliner Thursday after passengers became concerned about their conversation say AirTran officials refused to rebook them, even after FBI investigators cleared them of wrongdoing. A Muslim family was removed from an AirTran flight after a conversation about the s... |
66bc0b6240a0e5655132e386e0455b5ef92905c7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: One source identified the missing Howard student as Ramy Zamzam .
One of 5 left video mentioning "the ongoing conflict in the world," viewer says .
Five are from Virginia and their families had contacted the FBI soon after they went missing .
State Department does not have confirmation that individuals are America... | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts, a Pakistani police official told CNN. It is too soon to link the men with any terrorist organizations, said Tahir Gujjrar, deputy superintendent... |
3e6784731a60ab9f467fcbb6116b2bd1c08871b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Lower court had OK'd posting videos of trial on Internet .
Supreme Court says no, but cameras can send trial to overflow rooms .
Four members of court dissent, led by Justice Stephen Breyer . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has again indefinitely blocked plans to disseminate video of an important federal court case involving same-sex marriage in California. The justices in an unsigned order Wednesday prevented any distribution of the live video stream outside the San Francisco, California, courth... |
64c240b03602c2683abaa5aaad886a3db2bad274 | Summarize the following news article. | Preliminary data: U.S. violent crime in 2008 dropped 2.5 percent from 2007 .
Murders declined 4.4 percent but rose in towns of fewer than 10,000 people .
Drop in violent crime would be third consecutive year-to-year decline .
Violent crime in the U.S. has largely been declining over the past two decades . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Violent crime in the United States declined in 2008, due in part to a significant drop in the number of murders, according to the first available FBI figures covering the entire year. The decline would be the third straight year-to-year drop in violent crime in the United States. The prelimina... |
e52aaa6197ce5ffd7d04f91e413c431c970c3ab7 | Summarize the following news article. | Ten Americans in Haiti charged with kidnapping 33 Haitian children .
Officer says the group had tried to take another group of children out of country illegally .
He says he stopped bus with 40 kids on it, directed group leader to Dominican Embassy .
Police officer's superiors confirm his version of events . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The American missionaries in Haiti facing kidnapping charges for trying to take 33 children out of the country last week made an earlier, unsuccessful attempt at taking dozens of other children, a Haitian police officer said. The officer did not want to be identified for fear of repr... |
c2add6ebc7d17385f7e0d0d9fca5fc98115c68fc | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Richie likes father of his grandchild; says Nicole shouldn't rush marriage .
Nicole Richie says parents' love and support helped her make it through drug rehab .
Nicole on Lionel: "I hate when he says that he wasn't a good dad"
How was his "American Idol" appearance? "It's the best fun in the world" | [
"(CNN) -- He burst on the music scene in the 1970s with the Commodores and then went on to a major solo career with hits such as \"All Night Long\" and \"Hello.\" Lionel Richie and his daughter, Nicole, gave their first joint TV interview in six years to CNN's Larry King. She made a name for herself on the TV seri... |
078f7c31b354c12a538de09126e939047b1e6632 | Summarize the following news article. | Duke Ellington featured on reverse of new quarter honoring District of Columbia .
Coin introduced at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History .
African-Americans have appeared on commemorative coins or as minor figures .
Ellington was born in D.C. and composed several jazz standards . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington, making him the first African-American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin. The District of Columbia coin honoring Duke Ellington was introduced Tuesday in Washington. Ellington, the composer of... |
b079b80cdc6c9a50bb0478c130e26305ffcddb29 | Summarize the following news article. | Wilsons' 21-year-old daughter, and the 5-year-old girl they were about to adopt live in Haiti .
"We spent hours trying to get any information," Missy Wilson says .
Daughters and 47 other children all made it out of orphanage alive .
Father traveled to Haiti on a medivac plane for joyous reunion . | [
"(CNN) -- Mike and Missy Wilson sat in a meeting late Tuesday afternoon, planning a ministry trip to Haiti when they were interrupted by a text message. A co-worker read the news: a powerful earthquake had just struck the Caribbean country. In their Nashville, Tennessee, office, Mike Wilson said, \"My heart just dr... |
2d81e7a34ecf602376d3648c47bb5e288494f2b0 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Scott was found in Chicago River early Monday .
His family reported him missing about midnight .
Body had gunshot entrance wound on left side of head; gun found nearby .
He had been subpoenaed to testify in school admission investigation . | [
"Chicago, Illinois (CNN) -- A body found Monday in the Chicago River is that of Michael Scott, president of the Chicago Board of Education, police said. A medical examiner has ruled Scott's death a suicide, Police Superintendent Jody Weis said, but authorities have not completed their investigation. There was a gun... |
99ddedb5c3b37c914bd240dde86b83de28aa2b71 | Summarize the following news article. | Relatives include cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and uncles The Wild Samoans .
WWE says it terminated his contract for violating Wellness Program, refusing to enter rehab .
Fatu was looking forward to spending time with children after leaving WWE, friend says . | [
"(CNN) -- Wrestler Edward Fatu, better known as the hulking, tattooed WWE superstar \"Umaga,\" died Friday of a heart attack in a Houston, Texas, hospital, a family friend said. Born in American Samoa, Fatu, 36, was a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family, which includes cousin Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson, h... |
54b5982b8ef85dd38fdd76a579ad9a67d61c5c9d | Summarize the following news article. | Paul Schlesselman faces 10 years in prison in plea deal with Tennessee federal prosecutors .
Schlesselman threatened to kill then-Sen. Obama on October 23, 2008, officials say .
He also planned to kill dozens, focusing on African-Americans, Justice Department says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- An Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill several African-Americans in 2008, including then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Paul Schlesselman of West Helena, Arkansas, faces 10 years in prison under a plea agreement reached with feder... |
c0caeaca34a1475d718dea631ed3f1df5d1e0049 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple might just be getting sucked into a recession-prompted price war .
The company has shaved hundreds of dollars off its MacBook models .
Apple's computers have historically been priced well above the average PC .
Apple's MacBook price cuts are a strategic move to reclaim growth . | [
"(WIRED) -- Apple has traditionally held its ground as a premium computer manufacturer, but it might just be getting sucked into a recession-prompted price war. A worker helps a customer with a MacBook Pro laptop at an Apple store in San Francisco, California. The company's recent MacBook price cuts signify its rel... |
a8618ed361a940864ac34807e8912e25f3a00832 | Summarize the following news article. | Case on civil commitment laws comes before U.S. Supreme Court .
Laws allows sex offenders to be held even after they finish criminal sentences .
Victim says civil commitment not best tool but effective for now .
Critics of such programs say treatment facilities amount to prison . | [
"Woodbridge, Virginia (CNN) -- The police photograph is chilling. In grainy black and white tones, it shows 13-year-old Martin Andrews sitting in a makeshift box, his leg chained. The look in his eyes is one of fear, fatigue and disbelief. He had just been rescued from a nightmare. \"I was abducted by a sexually v... |
ad6df732e17b3fbccda68081baeb9f9e7086c8b7 | Summarize the following news article. | Armistice ended Korean War in 1953; North suggests replacing with treaty .
It suggests that such a move would ease return to nuclear talks .
Pyongyang wants sanctions off table before talks continue .
Washington has refused to normalize relations until program dismantled . | [
"(CNN) -- North Korea on Monday proposed replacing the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War with a formal peace treaty, a step it said would pave the way for breaking the international impasse over its nuclear program. But the communist state said international sanctions imposed after a series of nuclear weapon... |
92ba9729d89579d3e4ac4cfbe19f09acc137575c | Summarize the following news article. | Calderon visited Juarez last week to discuss slayings of 15 people .
Latest visit will be his third since taking office in 2006 .
Calderon's resignation has been sought by residents .
He is leading a campaign to rid Mexico of drug trafficking . | [
"(CNN) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon will return to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday morning, a spokesman for the municipal police department said. \"For security reasons, details are nonexistent,\" police department spokesman Jacinto Seguro said. Calderon will atte... |
64e309025dfcedc2ab9b47ac1957d49dd58cdb77 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: No word on whether Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, will appear with her husband .
Agent: Woods will make statement at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida .
Woods will not answer questions, agent Mark Steinberg says .
Woods plans to discuss his future and to apologize for his behavior, Steinberg says . | [
"(CNN) -- Golfer Tiger Woods will \"apologize for his behavior\" Friday when he makes a statement at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, his agent said. Agent Mark Steinberg said Woods would not answer questions. It will be the golfer's first public appearance since his November 27 car crash outside hi... |
c48b7d16acfd6cfb25a383cf1bd148f5872477be | Summarize the following news article. | Columnist Lisa Kogan attempts to throw a holiday party .
Friends, boyfriend tell Kogan she is a terrible hostess and refuse to come .
Kogan realizes she is too much of a perfectionist to relax and have fun .
Kogan's boyfriend invites couple over for spur of the moment dinner . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- \"I'm thinking of throwing a little party,\" I tell my pal Karen as I hold the phone with one hand and fold a mountain of laundry with the other. Two friends make Lisa Kogan promise not to flambé anything this time. \"No big thing, really, just a few old friends getting together for the holidays,\" ... |
42edb0284ed3b6589f2068457d3e0c00c7a1f722 | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistan's cricket team has been accused of deliberately losing two games .
Government official alleges Pakistan lost to Australia to knock out rivals India .
Pakistan progressed to Champions Trophy semifinals after last-ball defeat .
Jamshed Ahmed Dasti also claims Pakistan lost semi to NZ on purpose . | [
"(CNN) -- Pakistan cricket is embroiled in a new controversy after the national team were accused of deliberately losing two games at the Champions Trophy by a government official. Younis Khan's future as Pakistan captain is in doubt following accusations of match-fixing. The chairman of the National Assembly's sta... |
c8e478e591e12194c6d39dbd8483b15d65c1bea6 | Summarize the following news article. | Heidi Klum recognizes that modeling is mainly for younger people .
Klum has diversified her image -- notably by hosting "Project Runway"
Latest season of the fashion design competition begins Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- Heidi Klum knows that modeling is a young woman's game. In the latest issue of InStyle magazine, the supermodel claims that models, like food, spoil after a certain age. \"Models have a sell-by date,\" the 36-year old Klum said in the interview. The mother of four -- who recently changed her last name to ... |
ae603cfacccc871f60666cbf4da5a012e75dae87 | Summarize the following news article. | Hard-line Muslim militants fighting government troops in northern Nigeria .
Militants want strict Islamic law, or sharia, in entire north of country .
Unclear if 700 includes 400 deaths of rebels, troops and civilians reported before .
North of Nigeria predominantly Muslim; south is Christian . | [
"LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- Some 700 people have been killed in clashes with Islamic militants in Nigeria, a military commander told CNN. Bodies of hard-line Islamic rebels killed in battle lie in a Nigerian city. Civilians and troops also have died. The fighting in the northeast Nigerian town of Maiduguri began with... |
f3146394af92d3ead1c679d233214290474feb3a | Summarize the following news article. | Judge blocks release of photos of Meredith Emerson "unclothed or dismembered"
Hustler magazine reporter seeks crime scene photos of Emerson's body .
House panel OKs measure preventing release of gruesome crime scene photos .
Hustler says it is reviewing its legal options . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Photos of the nude and decapitated body of a murdered hiker, sought by a writer on assignment for Hustler magazine, will not be released, a judge in Georgia ordered Wednesday. The decision came as state lawmakers considered legislation that would ban public release of graphic photos of cr... |
1bec2288069eb9246fce522752d15971ae1f1f70 | Summarize the following news article. | Jennifer Aniston's "Bounty Hunter" performed just shy of expectations .
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" took the No. 2 spot without any star power .
"Bounty" received poor reviews; Aniston not proving to be a box office draw yet .
Audiences seem more interested in a fresh concept with unknowns . | [
"(CNN) -- Cliché trailers and unimpressed movie reviews aside, \"The Bounty Hunter\" was still expected to perform decently at the box office last weekend, some guessing a gross in the neighborhood of $25 million. In reality, the predictions weren't far off -- the actual box office gross came in at nearly $21 milli... |
591f667f6b3f6eb8f05e1a469990bdd499a096f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Telling wife, mother about his affairs were low points, Woods tells ESPN .
"To say the things that I've done, truthfully to them, is ... very painful," Woods says .
Woods gives interviews to ESPN, The Gold Channel near his Florida home .
Woods says therapy will continue, but declines to say what type he's received . | [
"(CNN) -- Tiger Woods said Sunday that he is focused on \"living a life of amends\" after \"living the life of a lie\" in one of his first interviews since a November car crash outside his home unleashed a media frenzy amid rumors of extramarital affairs. The brief, five-minute interview on ESPN was one of two the ... |
3a00cfd7ef02b9e00ca88fc42ce732fae239c419 | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutors say Laura Lundquist, 98, strangled Elizabeth Barrow, 100 .
The two allegedly argued about a table Lundquist had placed at the foot of Barrow's bed .
Nursing home spokesman: Barrow declined offers to change rooms or roommates .
Spokesman: The two women were like "sisters," took daily walks together . | [
"(CNN) -- A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted a 98-year-old woman, accused of strangling her 100-year-old nursing-home roommate, on a second-degree murder charge. Prosecutors say Laura Lundquist killed centenarian Elizabeth Barrow, a resident of Brandon Woods Nursing Home in Dartmouth, after the two women had a... |
5e38d8315c145cc6d11d8ace43bde46318cadde5 | Summarize the following news article. | Thousands unite in Port-au-Prince to remember 7.0-magnitude earthquake .
Quake killed more than 212,000 people, left more than 1 million homeless in city, nearby .
Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta discuss Haiti news on "AC360," 10 ET tonight .
Watch Angelina Jolie talk about her visit to Haiti on "Amanpour," Sunday a... | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- It was as if the giant crowd were celebrating a joyous occasion -- not a coming-together one month after a deadly earthquake. Thousands of Haitians, many of them smiling, gathered Friday at the center of Port-au-Prince to remember the 7.0-magnitude quake of January 12 that leveled mo... |
55461373100d4a36ff0097bdc676dfb02250c960 | Summarize the following news article. | Her guts, skill and humor made Margaret Moth one to remember .
The longtime CNN photojournalist dies of cancer at 59, after surviving wars .
Shot in Sarajevo, she lived and went back to conflict zone as soon as she could .
Christiane Amanpour and others remember her for life she lived "to the max" | [
"(CNN) -- Simply put, Margaret Moth made an impression. Given her jet-black hair, thick black eyeliner, black clothes and combat boots (which she often slept in while on assignment), people didn't always know what to think upon meeting her. She was quirky, the sort who excused herself from a social gathering by say... |
17d8e52c32d3d06f05c1bde7693282fdb4b049b3 | Summarize the following news article. | India reach 342-5 on second day of second Test against South Africa in Kolkata .
Virender Sehwag hits 165 as he adds 249 for third wicket with Sachin Tendulkar (106)
Tourists South Africa had added 30 runs to their overnight total of 266-9 .
New Zealand reach 258-5 on rain-hit opening day of one-off Test against Bangla... | [
"(CNN) -- India are poised to build a handy first-innings lead over South Africa after Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar scored centuries on the second day of the second cricket Test in Kolkata. The home side, needing to win to level the series and retain their No. 1 ranking in the five-day game, reached 342-5 w... |
f190b34b06be30caa89c588d9806554c5c29de5b | Summarize the following news article. | Santander bought Abbey in 2004, Bradford & Bingley, Alliance & Leicester in 2008 .
Spanish banking group expected to rename around 1,000 bank branches across UK by end of January .
Group CEO: "Decision to become Santander will put us in an even stronger position the UK" | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Spanish banking giant Santander on Monday began its campaign to rename hundreds of Abbey and Bradford and Bingley bank branches across Britain. The banking group acquired Abbey in 2004, before it purchased Bradford & Bingley and the Alliance & Leicester in 2008. The first of 300 official S... |
61aa9ef16e7d340da6d278c2db2ceee901f282b5 | Summarize the following news article. | New book is John Kiriakou's view of life as a spy, role in fighting war on terror .
Kiriakou, who spent 14 years in CIA, tells of capture of an al Qaeda senior lieutenant .
He also talks about 9/11, says decision to invade Iraq made before public debate ended .
He says waterboarding "caused more damage to our national ... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Just months after the 9/11 attacks, the United States appeared to have its biggest catch in the newly launched war on terror. Abu Zubaydah, considered one of al Qaeda's senior lieutenants, lay in a pool of blood on a street in Faisalabad, Pakistan, having been shot three times during a U.S.-coo... |
3085840f2b4b364870272ba352929c6709e17876 | Summarize the following news article. | The 2009 Solheim Cup marked a turning point for Wie .
Michelle Wie is currently 10th in the World Golf Rankings .
Wie says the LPGA will bounce back from a difficult year . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The downfall of Tiger Woods has left the golf world eager for an uplifting story, and arguably there are few better placed to provide this tale than 20-year-old Michelle Wie. The women's game may struggle to compete with the men's in terms of profile, but if there is any player who could h... |
fd9ba2500279bd4edf596997d35516ba47bdda06 | Summarize the following news article. | Roland S. Martin says Tiger Woods doesn't need to apologize to America .
He says golfer may have to make amends to family and very close friends .
All that matters to public about Tiger Woods is what he does on golf course, Martin says .
Tiger Woods breaks his silence Friday at 11 a.m. ET. Watch it live on CNN, CNN.com... | [
"(CNN) -- When Eldrick \"Tiger\" Woods joined the ranks of professional golf a dozen years ago, it was via the heralded \"Hello, World\" Nike commercial. When he steps to the podium Friday to speak to an assembled group of friends, colleagues and journalists, the world will truly be watching to see and hear the gre... |
e27bdf17db2ff0a29303af06f7b70254633af896 | Summarize the following news article. | Child who got divorce in Yemen struggling to be a child again .
Nujood Ali escaped her parents and husband to plead in court for a divorce .
Her plight raised issue of child brides but has not given her a happy ending .
Ali skips school and is angry; lawyer says her family is now victimizing her . | [
"SANA'A, Yemen (CNN) -- It is midday and girls are flooding out of school. Nujood Ali is not among them. Nujood Ali today is angry and skips school but is still relieved her defiance paid off. We find her at the family's two-room house in an impoverished suburb of the Yemeni capital. Nujood is angry, combative and ... |
c274d264e0f2f144956999fb0fa323d445b2728d | Summarize the following news article. | Jason Chaffetz: I decided to sleep in my House office to save money .
He says his freshman year is starting off well as he bonds with colleagues .
Chaffetz: We need to reduce spending, so I voted against stimulus bill .
He says worst part of the job is being separated from his family in Utah . | [
"Editor's Note: Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican, represents the Third District of Utah in Congress and is writing a regular series of reports for CNN.com on his freshman year. For his bio, read here. For a Democratic freshman's view, read here. Jason Chaffetz says he's saving money by sleeping on a cot in his off... |
28738749f68d9b704f368a743d89b65718786d50 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Lee Jung-Su confirms his reputation as top men's short-track speedskater .
Korean wins second gold in 1,000m event as Apolo Anton Ohno makes U.S. history .
Swiss ski-jumper Simon Ammann claims his second gold medal of Vancouver Games .
Andrea Fischbacher denies Lindsey Vonn a double Winter Olympic gold . | [
"(CNN) -- South Korea's Lee Jung-Su confirmed his reputation as the top men's short-track speedskater at the 2010 Winter Olympics with his second gold medal on Saturday night, while American Apolo Anton Ohno snatched a place in the history books with a last-gasp bronze. That thrilling 1,000-meter final capped an ac... |
d302d9f90f2e135a8eb9284a9d9b3c32428b75f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Three government ministers, two journalists, two professors and nine students among 19 killed .
Attack struck ceremony held at Hotel Shamo for Banadir University's medical school .
President blamed Islamist group Al-Shabaab for attack . | [
"(CNN) -- A male suicide bomber dressed in women's clothing killed three members of Somalia's U.N.-backed interim government and 16 others Thursday when he detonated at a medical school graduation ceremony in Mogadishu, government officials and witnesses said. The Transitional Federal Government said Education Mini... |
072eb9bf0cb05778dcce898807f35afc79e16fae | Summarize the following news article. | TJ Lanning among those sidelined by injuries after skiing accidents .
Number of injuries increases as technology improvements allow for higher speeds .
Panel has convened to make racing safer for the athletes .
It's looking at course preparation, take-off points, redesigned gates and medical procedures . | [
"(Skiing Magazine) -- Picture this: You're charging down a course at 80 mph. The world whips by you in a blur. You catch an edge, smack into a gate and somersault into the safety nets, cracking your neck and shredding a knee. Season? Done. Olympic dreams? Over. Career? Definitely on hold, possibly kaput. That's wha... |
e8f395b6cddae07589733c35b40fd0ad482ce421 | Summarize the following news article. | Cruise for women who date younger men sets sail on Carnival cruise ship Elation .
The event is fully booked at 300 travelers, organizers say .
Cruise is one of many symbols of burgeoning "cougar" movement . | [
"(CNN) -- It's a trip that would make Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher blush. On Friday, the Carnival cruise ship Elation, sponsored by the world's largest nonprofit singles travel group, will make history by hosting the world's first International Cougar Cruise, and we don't mean the animal. Defined by the Urban Dic... |
4c14738ed432a2793cb238e366a60b2a63103a79 | Summarize the following news article. | Tiger Woods apologized Friday and said he was working on repairing damage he caused .
Immediate opinion divided, with one group saying he showed vulnerability and sincerity .
Another group said apology was scripted and didn't seem heartfelt . | [
"(CNN) -- Only moments after Tiger Woods began reading his apology Friday, writers, pundits and tweeters largely split into two camps: those who felt that his words were a heartfelt effort to acknowledge wrongs and set them right, and those who didn't believe a word of it. David Hinckley, in the New York Daily News... |
b78fc7d29cd4f7bae514a0880944783076b83f37 | Summarize the following news article. | Juan Maria Bordaberry assumed presidency in 1972 .
He backed a military coup in 1973 that kept him in power .
Judge convicts him of political homicide, forced disappearance .
Military pushes Bordaberry out in 1976 . | [
"Montevideo, Uruguay (CNN) -- A court sentenced former Uruguayan President Juan Maria Bordaberry to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for the coup that consolidated his power in 1973 and for human rights violations. Judge Mariana Mota convicted Bordaberry of violating the constitution, nine counts of \"forced disappe... |
d0fa8b17b57dd9628bea6c74b89d389b653a3612 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ahmadinejad says he didn't expect Obama to make such "baseless" remarks .
Iranian president says nation has complied with IAEA regulations .
Iran tells IAEA it has a second nuclear enrichment plant .
Iran told IAEA there is no nuclear material at the site, IAEA spokesman said . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama's accusations that Iran's nuclear program runs afoul of international agreements are \"baseless,\" the Islamic republic's president told CNN's Larry King on Friday. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says President Obama's accusations are \"baseless.\" \"We did not expect Mr.... |
78f6cc4e361315ea7812fa94ab1e3ba0163651bd | Summarize the following news article. | Lisa Bloom: Heterosexuals may marry in jail, after one-night stands, many times over .
Yet, Bloom says, longtime same-sex couples with children can't marry .
Bloom writes that the Constitution demands end to discriminatory Proposition 8 .
She says Prop 8 violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under t... | [
"(CNN) -- A pop star could have a quickie Vegas wedding tomorrow, to a man she meets tonight, if she so chooses. Scott Peterson, convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife and on death row, has an inalienable right to a prison wedding with a female pen pal if the mood strikes him. Indiana grandmother Linda Wolfe... |
d6efeb5746f7c6c4127dce19b1f611662e239aae | Summarize the following news article. | Lindsey Vonn cast doubts on whether she will be able to compete in the Winter Olympics .
The American Alpine skier is struggling to recover from a shin injury .
Vonn said she injured her right shin when she fell in practice while in Austria . | [
"Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- Calling it the most painful injury she has ever had to face, American skier Lindsey Vonn, a medal favorite in five events, has cast doubt on whether she will be able to compete in the upcoming Winter Olympics. \"Yeah, that's a possibility,\" she said when asked at a news confer... |
609773802aa59302d5b69ef17bb33335d51bb0b1 | Summarize the following news article. | Flooding in the last week could have affected up to 35,000 people, reports say .
Government: At least 22 people dead and more than 3,500 homeless in Michoacan state .
165 of 174 Mexico City schools that were closed Friday reopened Monday .
Government vows to offer food, medicine, cash and shelter to displaced people . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Heavy flooding in central Mexico in the past week has killed at least 33 people and left thousands homeless, the government said Monday. Schools remained closed in five cities in Mexico's Michoacan state, where the flooding has killed at least 22 people and left more than 3,500 residen... |
b8c4848cbf79741eb1ad23fc9e07873007c8aa2f | Summarize the following news article. | Lucasz Fabianski blunders led to both Porto goals in their 2-1 home win over Arsenal .
Sol Campbell scores Arsenal's equalizer before Portuguese side score second after break .
Bayern Munich score controversial 2-1 home win over 10-man Fiorentina . | [
"(CNN) -- Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made two sorry blunders as Arsenal crashed to a 2-1 defeat in their Champions League last 16 clash against Porto at Estadio do Dragao. Fabianski, standing in for the injured Manuel Almunia saw a soft shot go past him for Porto's opener. Comeback defender Sol Campbell qu... |
afa3ab9d64ba2e13ccdd8fd5cbfe3134a722df27 | Summarize the following news article. | John Murtha elected 17 times to represent Pennsylvania's 12th district .
Murtha, 77, died February 8 of complications from gall bladder surgery .
War veteran earned reputation as one of Congress's loudest anti-war voices .
"Jack Murtha never lost sight of God's purpose in the law," reverend says . | [
"(CNN) -- Pennsylvania and the nation said goodbye Tuesday to John P. Murtha, politician, warrior, father, friend, gentleman. Speakers at the funeral for the Democratic congressman recalled a man skilled in the ways of Washington but, more importantly, a public servant who never forgot why he was elected 17 times t... |
395dc284dc9595124f024f55d2428d90cefc1c90 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Cleanup is a five-step process, and only the first step is completed, authorities say .
Hazardous spill contained at N.C. port, but police recommend evacuations .
Nine containers of PETN were punctured at Morehead City port .
Mayor says residents who choose to stay should keep clear of doors, windows . | [
"(CNN) -- An early-morning hazardous material spill has been contained, but officials in Morehead City, North Carolina have closed its port and recommended evacuation of its downtown area after nine containers of high-explosive materials were punctured. The incident occurred when a forklift unloading a vessel punc... |
7358adf580e448c8fde7e2dae445074aa07c6c31 | Summarize the following news article. | "Synthetic tree" would capture carbon dioxide in the air to reduce emissions .
Trapped carbon would be compressed to liquid CO2 ready for sequestration .
Technology is being developed by scientists at Columbia University in the U.S.
Broecker: "I think this is something that the world's going to have to have" | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Scientists in the United States are developing a \"synthetic tree\" capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing. A conceptual design of how the \"synthetic tree\" might look should they ever reach the stage of production. As the wind blows though plastic \"le... |
21738218eb1af835679be0b58a58624c11fe6be1 | Summarize the following news article. | "How I Met Your Mother" executives promise to introduce mother character .
Rachel Bilson, Stacy Keibler and Carrie Underwood all cast in 100th episode .
Instinct tells writer that Bilson is too obvious a choice . | [
"(The Frisky) -- \"How I Met Your Mother\" has me a little confused. I've watched the show since the beginning and think it is one of the best sitcoms, evah. It's laugh-out-loud funny and unpredictable (Who can forget Slapsgiving or Robin's Canadian pop single, \"Let's Go To The Mall\"?), and gets the late 20-some... |
496df86b882b0802097a1a669159a43f5a48a89c | Summarize the following news article. | U.S., NATO need to stop giving Taliban reasons to recruit supporters, authors say .
Wright and Martin say economic aid and negotiations can succeed instead of troops .
Allies should plan to withdraw troops but put pressure on for negotiations, they say . | [
"Editor's note: Col. Ann Wright, who served for 29 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves, was one of the first State Department officers to open the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in 2001. She resigned from the State Department in protest the day the Iraq War began. She had served as a diplomat for 16 years and received ... |
b15d3943d1b773deeed96237e465792591f348ac | Summarize the following news article. | Motion filed to dismiss a 31-year-old sex offense case against Roman Polanski .
Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in 1978 .
Director lives in exile in France after fleeing the United States . | [
"(CNN) -- The alleged victim in a 1977 sexual assault case against director Roman Polanski has filed court papers seeking dismissal of the charges against him. Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski has lived in exile in France since fleeing the United States in 1978. The woman's declaration seeking dismissal was fi... |
01d5b7cf16d87db5a2bed267d83aac584f58f325 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Congressional Black Caucus rejects calls for Reid to step down .
Michael Steele calls for Reid to step down, accuses Dems of "double standard"
GOP chair says Senate majority leader's language "harkens back to the 1950s and '60s"
New book quotes Reid discussing "light-skinned" Obama's lack of "Negro dialect" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The chairman of the Republican Party and a leading GOP senator called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to give up his post Sunday, following the publication of remarks he made about President Obama's race in 2008. A new book quotes Reid, D-Nevada, as saying privately in 2008 that Obama coul... |
0ee68d3447af2cc5a45a18d8322a583982f20d5d | Summarize the following news article. | Country singer Carrie Underwood engaged to hockey player Mike Fisher .
The pair have been enjoying a long distance relationship as he lives in Canada .
In November, Underwood said the almost yearlong relationship was her longest to date . | [
"(CNN) -- Singer Carrie Underwood has gotten engaged to hockey player beau Mike Fisher, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN. \"I'm happy to confirm that Carrie Underwood is engaged to Mike Fisher, and the couple couldn't be happier,\" said Jessie Schmidt. \"No wedding date has been set at this time.\" Fisher plays fo... |
faabd5916dbf12a7f808d5cb2c5bf97b5d736a6e | Summarize the following news article. | Five teenagers are accused in the burning of a Florida boy .
Mother of 2 suspects apologizes, says crime "should have never had occurred"
Doctors say victim, burned on about 65 percent of his body, is on ventilator, expected to live .
Because he is sedated and on ventilator, victim hasn't communicated with detectives . | [
"Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) -- She walked to the cameras and could barely look up. With her lip quivering, Sherry Jarvis apologized to the family of 15-year-old Michael Brewer, who is clinging to life in a hospital burn unit. Jarvis is the mother of two boys who, along with three other youths, are accused in th... |
b5c202d1e3f95cab08e693d8cd635233c5fdf37f | Summarize the following news article. | M/V Maran Centaurus commandeered about 600 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles .
300,000-ton tanker, which started out from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was seized Sunday .
The crew consists of 16 Filipinos, nine Greeks, two Ukrainians and a Romanian . | [
"(CNN) -- An oil tanker bound for the United States was hijacked off Somalia with a crew of 28 aboard, maritime authorities said. The M/V Maran Centaurus was commandeered about 600 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles, on its way to New Orleans, Louisiana, according to the Maritime Security Center. The crew c... |
50116b1e6b09a476b4a5bc3d1f09e86628ea4e71 | Summarize the following news article. | Ban on Al-Muhajiroun, also known as Islam4UK, will take effect Thursday .
Islamist group proposed to march through town where war dead brought home .
Group is already banned under two other names in the Terrorism Act 2000 -- Al-Ghurabaa and The Saved Sect .
The group's leader Anjem Choudary said the ban would not stop ... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A controversial Muslim group planning to stage an anti-war march through a town that receives British war dead will be banned in the UK from Thursday. British Home Secretary Alan Johnson prepared an order Tuesday proscribing Al-Muhajiroun, also known as Islam4UK. \"Proscription is a tough ... |
51d94d76859b5504f95fa983fee28313ca997934 | Summarize the following news article. | British doctors group calls for ban on all smoking in cars .
Secondhand smoke in vehicle can cause health problems for children and adults .
Smokers' lobby group attacks proposals: are first step to banning smoking in homes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A British doctors group called Wednesday for a ban on all smoking in cars, saying the secondhand smoke inside a vehicle can cause severe health problems for children and adults. The Royal College of Physicians made the recommendation in a new report on how secondhand smoke, also called pas... |
b841c7f651c356132de8769eac5eb14b7ba7c279 | Summarize the following news article. | Bollywood superstar is also owner of Kolkata Knight Riders cricket team .
Comments over lack of Pakistani players in this year's competition causes controversy .
Latest film, "My Name is Khan" touches upon religious and social sensitivities . | [
"(CNN) -- Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood superstar, has become more than a little accustomed to being adored by millions. \"I don't want to be anonymous... I'm very honest about that. I love being recognized, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out. I think I'll miss all that when i... |
148413cea62e91556d19e4bc9bd22a6ab10876e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Bill Fletcher says it is common to mistakenly bemoan lack of peaceful Palestinians .
He says Israel portrays nonviolent protests in West Bank as extremist .
Amnesty International has denounced crackdowns on nonviolent protest, he says .
Fletcher: Israel denies nonviolent activists so it can claim it has no partner for ... | [
"New York (CNN) -- Every year, beginning with the January birthday celebrations for the Rev. Martin Luther King and moving through Black History Month in February, Americans and others revisit the history, role and significance of the black freedom movement in the United States. But there is a frequent tendency to ... |
ceb1b2c2709d274c3f8b829e36569c8ab3fcd6cb | Summarize the following news article. | ACLU, school board attorney both say they're pleased with the decision .
Judge won't order school district to hold a prom that it had canceled .
Cancellation came after openly lesbian student asked to attend with girlfriend .
School board attorney says parent-sponsored event will take place April 2 in Tupelo . | [
"(CNN) -- A Mississippi lesbian Tuesday won a judge's backing for her contention that her First Amendment rights were violated when her high school refused to allow her to attend her prom with her girlfriend. But U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson refused to order the Itawamba County School District in Fulton, Mi... |
9a13500a6e79137047c29eab893bd0377f859742 | Summarize the following news article. | Members of the mosque describe five students as "wholesome, regular kids."
Americans arrested in Pakistan planned to go to Afghanistan, interrogation report says .
Pakistani officials: 5 arrested Wednesday, sixth man -- father of one of the 5 -- arrested later .
Pakistani police say men were planning terrorist acts, o... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A representative at the Virginia mosque of five Americans arrested in Pakistan said it plans to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the arrests. The men were arrested by Pakistani police this week amid suspicion that they were plotting terrorist attacks and planned to go to Af... |
2cf94fcce5dc05a5856a2d3357c039a3419fe74a | Summarize the following news article. | Obama to travel to Iowa to continue sales pitch to still-skeptical public .
President to sign bill on Tuesday; House Dems, reform advocates plan celebration .
Package of changes to bill still needs Senate approval; GOP could delay it there .
$940 billion health care reform bill heads to president's desk to be signed in... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will sign sweeping health care reform legislation into law at the White House on Tuesday, according to two Democratic officials familiar with the planning. Obama also will hit the road to sell the measure to a still-skeptical public, giving a speech Thursday in Iowa City, Iowa, ... |
7e3971f230f02bcaf6b0ee6635da51a4342943c6 | Summarize the following news article. | Homosexuality illegal in Uganda but lawmakers considering tougher laws .
Proposals include life sentences, death penalty as punishments for gay sex .
Tatchell: Proposals "threaten civil rights of every Ugandan person -- gay or straight" | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Protesters called on the worldwide community to take action against Uganda Thursday as the African nation considers stricter laws against homosexuality. They compared Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to some of the world's most notorious dictators. \"In the last five years we have seen I... |
1905a821fef6a6cc8adc63bd64628eab3c82306b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Airlines offer miles for donations, seats on planes for aid organizations .
NEW: Obama says he will not put up with U.S. not doing "the very best in this time of tragedy"
Haiti suspends flights into Port-au-Prince airport because ramp space is overcrowded .
Several U.S. military units plan to go to Haiti, but it's... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The retired general who took charge of relief efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina said Thursday that the U.S. military should have arrived in earthquake-devastated Haiti 24 hours earlier. \"The good Samaritans who moved early on the first day are to be applauded. They mad... |
e42b296f26596085da6f179e74dba3ed5962f34f | Summarize the following news article. | Visible Measures curates a list called the "100 Million Club"
Lady Gaga is the first franchise to reach one billion views .
"Poker Face" had 374,606,128 views; "Just Dance" had 272,941,674 . | [
"Video analytics company Visible Measures - the one we work with to put out our monthly top 10 webisodes chart - curates a list of video called the \"100 Million Club.\" It includes all the web videos that have exceeded 100 million views. Lady Gaga has long been a staple of the chart, but now she's essentially in a... |
0d6937b789b603d702181fa67551c713d2fd6bd5 | Summarize the following news article. | Laura Zych and Ben Bostic had never met before the "Miracle on Hudson" flight .
They began dating after meeting in person six months after the plane crash .
Their motto: Live in the moment, laugh, love .
All 155 people aboard US Airways Flight 1549 survived the January 15, 2009, crash . | [
"Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- Laura Zych never liked birds. Ben Bostic feared drowning. They faced their fears when US Airways Flight 1549 hit a flock of geese and crash-landed in the Hudson River. They were strangers on January 15, 2009, when they boarded the fateful flight that would become known as the \"M... |
84a821d961afb4a1b54e3371f67c079bee2c704e | Summarize the following news article. | Lava flowing down southern flank of Mount Nyamuragira, park rangers report .
Nyamuragira is in Virunga National Park .
Park's mountain gorillas not in danger, but lava threaten chimp habitat . | [
"(CNN) -- Africa's most active volcano, Mount Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic of Congo, erupted early Saturday, spewing lava off its southern flank, the Congolese Wildlife Authority reported. Rangers in Virunga National Park reported hearing a loud explosion at 3:45 a.m. and then seeing lava flowing from the... |
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