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550c671f7730c7a91851580043880df53357648c | Summarize the following news article. | Parents of slain protester wants to know who killed their son .
They have not spoken to the international media until now, fearing their safety .
Iranian authorities have said they are investigating . | [
"(CNN) -- The images of Neda Agha Soltan's death on the streets of Tehran transformed her into an icon for Iran's opposition movement. But very few know of Ramin Ramezani, who was killed five days before Neda during last year's post-election demonstrations in the Iranian capital. \"I always say Neda is the miracle ... |
fcf3e1feb4ebfda5b69fb2561abe020024e34e63 | Summarize the following news article. | "The Bachelor" contestant got engaged four months after being jilted on national television .
Rycroft married insurance agent Tye Strickland in Mexico on Saturday .
Rycroft and Strickland earlier ended their relationship when she left for "The Bachelor" | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Saturday was the big day for \"Bachelor\" and \"Dancing with the Stars\" contestant Melissa Rycroft, who tied the knot with her fiancé, insurance agent Tye Strickland, in Mexico on Saturday, PEOPLE has learned. The couple, who met three years ago in their hometown Dallas, got engaged in June, less ... |
1eb0780aad658db467a1aea067d4b373bf05abe6 | Summarize the following news article. | BA carries out threat to strip striking cabin crew members of travel perks .
Staff who joined strike at weekend lose benefits such as free and discounted travel .
Striking workers oppose BA reorganization they say will mean staff cuts .
Airline says more flight schedules this weekend ahead of second round of strikes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- British Airways carried out its threat Wednesday and stripped striking cabin crew members of their travel perks. Staff who joined the strike last weekend will now lose benefits including free and heavily discounted travel, BA said. \"Letters are going out to staff who took industrial actio... |
231cd0878c72962353dff602554b69499e108940 | Summarize the following news article. | McLaren fined $100m and docked of all world championship points for 2007 .
McLaren ordered to submit details of its 2008 car to the FIA for scrutiny .
McLaren to launch appeal, subject to content of FIA statement .
McLaren drivers allowed to keep their championship points . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) of the FIA, motor sport's governing body, has fined McLaren -- the team at the center of the \"spygate\" scandal -- $100m and stripped it of its constructors' championship points for the season. And McLaren faces further penalties when the WMSC reconven... |
f7d8416d3657b297b0442b02eda6d3b416150722 | Summarize the following news article. | India rack up a massive first-innings lead of 347 runs over South Africa in Kolkata .
V.V.S. Laxman (143) and Mahendra Dhoni (132) add unbroken 259 for the seventh wicket .
India declare at 643-6 on day three of second Test and South Africa reach 6-0 .
New Zealand declare on 553-7 on second day of one-off Test against ... | [
"(CNN) -- India racked up a massive first-innings lead of 347 runs over South Africa on the third day of the second cricket Test in Kolkata as V.V.S. Laxman and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni contributed centuries. The pair put on an unbroken 259 for the seventh wicket, with Laxman unbeaten on 143 and Dhoni on 132 wh... |
753847d41a43d92175d9e70f37fe595eae7fa06e | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Blosil was 18 years old, one of Osmond's eight children .
"My family and I are devastated and in deep shock," entertainer says in statement .
Family spokesman announced Blosil's death Saturday . | [
"(CNN) -- The death of Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son has been classified as a suicide, police said Sunday. A family spokesman on Saturday said that Michael Blosil had died. Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Karen Rayner told CNN she could not release further information because the death is a Los Angeles ... |
36322ceff49fcd7dc1c37025d97d511e1ef03d56 | Summarize the following news article. | Puck arrived in L.A. in a blue 1967 Cadillac, driving five days from the Midwest .
The city's melting pot of cultures has helped inspire his cuisine .
Many of Hollywood's biggest names come to dine in his restaurants . | [
"LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Since he opened his first restaurant in the heart of Beverly Hills in the early eighties, Wolfgang Puck has gone on to become a household name in the U.S. Puck says L.A. has perfect weather, \"fabulous light and very little rain\" His chain of airport restaurants stretch across the states whil... |
f0e26b78ea647d060a4610cfedc78f6979db95c1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: American Evan Lysacek breaks Russia's five Winter Olympic Game-streak .
Lindsey Vonn fails in her bid to win second gold of Winter Games in super-combined event .
Vonn said after her downhill run that she was being troubled by a shin injury .
Christine Nesbitt wins Canada's third gold of Games by claiming 1,000m s... | [
"(CNN) -- In a major upset, Evan Lysacek of the United States edged out defending gold medalist Russian Evgeni Plushenko to win the men's figure skating gold medal. It was the first time since the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary -- where Brian Boitano won for the United States -- that any nation other than Russia has... |
e923ace9631ef1a5b05ab81da797546965c9b859 | Summarize the following news article. | A cup of acid was thrown onto Katie Piper's face in March 2008 .
She received severe burns to her face, chest, neck and hands .
Highly corrosive sulfuric acid was used in the attack .
Piper is slowly getting her life back on track after nearly two years of recovery . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Katie Piper had everything going for her -- a blossoming career, a wonderful life and a beautiful face. But that all changed after a horrific acid attack in March 2008 destroyed everything as she knew it. The young model and television presenter, who was 24 years old at the time, was leavi... |
ba7d15780c82710aed0eb18223f2ed1921f00061 | Summarize the following news article. | Former Blackwater (now known as Xe) employees must leave Iraq, Iraqi officials say .
They have seven days to leave Iraq, says Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani .
Blackwater became target of Iraqi outrage after 2007 shooting left 17 civilians dead . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq has ordered former employees of the private military contractor once known as Blackwater to leave the country, its interior minister announced Wednesday. Contractors who once worked for Blackwater, now known as Xe, have seven days to leave Iraq, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani told th... |
709a2b051ae3501175b29394a394a4e498a8ab5d | Summarize the following news article. | "Golden City" is a well-deserved eponym for a city that mixes history and beauty like no other .
Largely untouched by WWII, Prague's many century-old buildings have been left intact .
CNN takes you through the top historical sights not to be missed in Prague . | [
"(CNN) -- Prague has not been nicknamed \"Zlata Praha\" or \"Golden Prague\" for no good reason. The well-deserved eponym is a tribute to this city that mixes architecture, history, art and beauty like no other. While not forgetting its more somber communist past, Prague has been one of the first East European citi... |
9e0ee21af06d853036bcf192e06be1f2505bc3dc | Summarize the following news article. | Ivo Josipovic of Social Democratic Party beats Milan Bandic, says commission .
Josipovic won 60.3 percent of the vote, says Croatian State Election Commission .
Milan Bandic, eight-year mayor of capital, Zagreb, garnered 39.71 percent, commission says . | [
"(CNN) -- Ivo Josipovic won the runoff election Sunday for Croatia's presidency, a spokesman for the election commission told CNN. Social Democratic Party candidate Josipovic won 60.3 percent of the vote, or about 1.3 million of the nearly 2.3 million votes cast, said spokesman Hrvoje Sadaric of the Croatian State ... |
3f734ae661ff1c227e189e9221763b68775b39ee | Summarize the following news article. | Ammo found in SUV being driven from Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico .
19-year-old Mexican was driving the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer .
Ammunition includes 13 armor-piercing rounds and five assault-rifle magazines . | [
"(CNN) -- Federal agents seized 2,880 rounds of ammunition found inside an SUV that was being driven from Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. A 19-year-old Mexican was attempting to drive the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer across the bridge that links Brownsville with Matamoros, Tama... |
ecd333404b4998af61c20c4b3bba906e8d585563 | Summarize the following news article. | 40 pallets with bottled water and Meals, Ready-to-Eat, dropped on a field just north airport .
First airdrop of humanitarian supplies by the U.S. military into Haiti since quake .
Mission was success says U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Leon Strickland . | [
"ONBOARD AN AIR FORCE C-17 OVER HAITI (CNN) -- Bypassing the gridlock of Haiti's main airport and congestion of roadways in the earthquake-ravaged country, the U.S. military delivered badly needed food and water on Monday by parachute. A C-17 cargo plane left Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina shortly after noon... |
708dc567cd06857348e648d9b0a43402a094581f | Summarize the following news article. | Boy, 15, took color 8mm film of Kennedy's arrival at airport in Dallas, Texas .
President and Mrs. Kennedy can be seen walking through crowd on November 22, 1963 .
Film was donated to Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas by filmmaker, now 61 . | [
"(CNN) -- William Ward Warren was 15 when his dad dropped him off at Dallas Love Field to see President John F. Kennedy arrive in the city, on the same day JFK was assassinated. Students in Dallas, Texas, had November 22, 1963, off from school in recognition of the visit. Warren decided to take along his 8mm camera... |
14340665669f19bc82ab8cd22372cf885a654e12 | Summarize the following news article. | Families of slain offered $100,000 to settle lawsuit, survivor of shooting says .
Blackwater guards protecting a convoy opened fire in Baghdad in October 2007 .
Seventeen people were killed; security firm said guards came under fire .
Guard pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter; charges dismissed against five others... | [
"(CNN) -- All but one of the families who lost relatives in Baghdad's Nusoor Square killings have agreed to settle their claims against the security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, one of the survivors said Sunday. Hassan Salman, who was wounded in the 2007 shootings, told CNN that 16 of the 17 families of... |
7c58d7fe696ebe776892e74ccd9f34af8809cb7b | Summarize the following news article. | Sociologists find whites talk differently about African-Americans in private .
"The scale of this is gigantic," says Joe Feagin of Texas A&M University .
Feagin: Senate Majority Harry Reid's comments not surprising, hopes nation will learn from it .
Syracuse University associate prof says politicians shouldn't "sweep t... | [
"(CNN) -- We're just going to put it out there: Behind closed doors, whites talk differently about blacks. At least that's what two sociologists found after conducting a study of college students across the country. One of the researchers, Joe Feagin, said that's why it comes as no surprise to him that a powerful ... |
9ad10c57ee2c2d35e57d2be632632f4c1b5e0c31 | Summarize the following news article. | "Hazardous explosive eruption is possible within days," Philippine authorities say .
More than 220 volcanic quakes and tremors have been recorded in recent days .
More than 30,000 people fled their homes last week ahead of an expected eruption .
Last major eruption of Mayon volcano was in 1993 . | [
"(CNN) -- Philippine authorities on Sunday raised the alert status of the country's most active volcano to level 4 and established an extended danger zone around it, saying an eruption is imminent. The status change at the Mayon volcano \"means that a hazardous explosive eruption is possible within days,\" accordin... |
399fbd8573f6c78d880eecc0d4414af53d49d838 | Summarize the following news article. | 2 wounded Iraq veterans are using prosthetics outfitted with Bluetooth .
Their artificial legs communicate via Bluetooth to coordinate movements .
Both vets are testing the legs for what could become more widespread use . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip and a 6-inch screw holding his pelvis together. Joshua Bleill, pictured here with his girlfriend, is walking again with... |
b1a246a8267260f34d98a70341a616c9699901ed | Summarize the following news article. | Incidents of looting are becoming more widespread across Port-au-Prince .
U.N. officials hope to send more troops, officers to help respond .
Haiti's police force is limited after earthquake killed or injured many officers .
CNN's Anderson Cooper said looters plan on selling items later . | [
"(CNN) -- With the people of Haiti hungry, desperate and frustrated nearly a week after a powerful earthquake, sporadic violence and looting are erupting in the badly damaged capital. CNN's Anderson Cooper witnessed a group of young men breaking into a supply store in the city's commercial district and taking away ... |
2af1d24494e895c9a696d5b54fbe06d1154a9552 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes: Hard to get aid in .
Problems include: Roadblocks, bottlenecks .
Key: Dig out survivors quickly .
New York City Police Chief: 300 Haitian police die in quake . | [
"(CNN) -- A top United Nations official acknowledged Friday that the earthquake relief operation in Haiti was not progressing fast enough. \"You can't snap your fingers and make it happen just by magic,\" U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes said. But he promised, \"We will do it, slowly and surely.\" In a... |
a0a5bd309316358e1ad8c869461f1022701cbd0f | Summarize the following news article. | Flight 447 went down in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, killing 228 people .
Investigators have not yet established the cause of the crash .
New underwater sweeps will last a maximum three months, investigators say . | [
"(CNN) -- Air accident investigators are to resume the search for the flight data recorders from an Air France airliner that mysteriously crashed off Brazil six months ago, according to media reports Sunday. Flight 447 went down in stormy weather in the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Ch... |
4c48985487afed170c69c0fc62dbe545a9ff2d93 | Summarize the following news article. | Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Lee A. Archer died last month in New York .
Archer shot down three German fighters in span of only minutes .
He received Distinguished Flying Cross, witnessed military's desegregation .
After the military, Archer worked at General Foods and started venture capital company . | [
"(CNN) -- One of America's top World War II fighter pilots, an African-American who took on Nazis abroad and racism at home, was laid to rest Friday at Arlington National Cemetery. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Lee A. Archer, one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, died last month in New York at the age of 90. Archer, who o... |
6892d6998ddb5bbe4577ad0ecbd8b624bd27a6fc | Summarize the following news article. | Rick Santos and 5 colleagues were pinned under rubble by Tuesday quake .
Wednesday morning, they heard searchers and talked to them, but then nothing .
Rescuers finally came back and got them out on Thursday night .
Two of Santos' colleagues died in the debris of collapsed Hotel Montana . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The head of a humanitarian aid group and a few of his colleagues survived 50 hours beneath the rubble of a hotel, with the help of a few things he keeps in his bag for his two young children. \"We had one Tootsie Pop and we did share that,\" said Rick Santos, president and CEO of IMA... |
f65bbad753a65a8916c34fc2f333cb94e4dd4835 | Summarize the following news article. | Haig worked under Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan .
He was highly decorated soldier who served during Korean and Vietnam wars .
As secretary of state, Haig wrongly declared "I am in control here" after Reagan was shot .
He unsuccessfully sought the 1988 Republican presidential nomination . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Alexander Haig, who managed the Nixon administration during the Watergate crisis and served a controversial stint as secretary of state under President Reagan, died on Saturday. He was 85. Haig died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, after he was admitted there on January 28, spo... |
377054aba199a350bad9557d142c26f0c393a1a5 | Summarize the following news article. | King said he suffered a heart attack in 1987 and underwent a quintuple bypass months later .
Recent symptoms sent him back to get stenting procedure about a month ago .
Since the procedure says King, "I can report to the waiting public that I never felt better" | [
"(CNN) -- Minutes after Bill Clinton's doctor divulged that the former president underwent a stenting procedure to restore blood flow through a coronary artery, CNN's Larry King made a similar announcement. \"A month ago, maybe five weeks ago, I had the same procedure at Cedar-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles that Bil... |
b6c85e530a79cb3943020330250276e08eac87b4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gen. Stanley McChrystal talks with CNN's Christiane Amanpour about insurgency .
Gen. David Petraeus: Full evaluations of progress should wait until December 2010 .
Petraeus: Progress "likely will be slower" to come in Afghanistan than it was in Iraq .
Karzai's "aspirational" goals would cost U.S. about $10 billion... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Coalition forces can attain \"success\" in Afghanistan, but U.S. officials should wait until December 2010 before they can measure the progress of the troop surge, a top U.S. commander told a Senate committee Wednesday. Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, predicted the surge will... |
0a4ec4d37683347ca62b53982d2c5f4efb86f444 | Summarize the following news article. | Zelizer: Some Vietnam-Afghanistan comparisons have merit .
It is impossible to ignore the challenges Obama faces in Afghanistan, he says .
Zelizer: Obama should use lessons of Vietnam as a guide . | [
"(CNN) -- On June 17, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson explained to The New York Times reporter James \"Scotty\" Reston why he had to stay the course in Vietnam by stabilizing the South Vietnamese government so that it could fight communism. Johnson rejected calls for withdrawal that were being made by liberal Democ... |
d94d049cc72829a7b0492cea41985b809976c7cb | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters to be arrested and held until April if they disrupt state-sanctioned marches .
Iran is this week celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution .
Marches are to commemorate the overthrow of the Shah of Iran .
Reformist groups are urging opponents of the regime to stage non-violent protests . | [
"(CNN) -- Heightening its warnings as anticipated anti-government protests approach, Iran's government says it will arrest protesters and hold them until April if they disrupt state-sanctioned marches to commemorate the overthrow of the Shah of Iran. Iran is this week celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Islamic... |
e7e02c7c259a6dc0962ae1e232758adcaafb49fd | Summarize the following news article. | After initial shock of tragedy wanes, other mental issues arise, experts say .
World Bank: Life expectancy in Haiti is 61 years; U.S. is 78 .
Expert: The Haitian population is already strained from weak social and economic supports .
There is a danger of rumors spreading, leading people to make bad decisions . | [
"(CNN) -- As Haitians struggle to recover from the devastation of Tuesday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake, mental health experts caution that the most severe psychological effects won't take form until individuals' situations stabilize. Feelings of confusion, fear, agitation, grief and anger that surround a large-scale ... |
82474291bd692566ad4abe2940c8a5c11db40a0b | Summarize the following news article. | California medical board files complaint against Dr. Michael Kamrava .
Kamrava is obstetrician/gynecologist who provided in-vitro fertilization to Nadya Suleman .
Suleman had octuplets in 2009; she had already had six children via in-vitro . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A California doctor has been accused of negligence in the case of a woman who gave birth to octuplets in January 2009, according to a complaint filed by the state medical board. Michael Kamrava, an obstetrician/gynecologist in Beverly Hills, is accused of gross negligence and repea... |
cb330ee01e9deaf3be2fd87794233ba1b72ee395 | Summarize the following news article. | International Press Institute's latest report notes rise of Web as news tool .
Governments seek to control news, sometimes by jailing journalists, report says .
News still gets out via Internet, social media, despite governments' efforts . | [
"(CNN) -- Despite the rise of the Web and its freewheeling second-by-second ferment, government efforts at control and censorship remain rife across the Middle East and North Africa, a new report said Thursday. \"In the Middle East and North Africa, the Internet has offered many people access to information and th... |
b47a948683fa0d0e8692b2efc3c95b166831d845 | Summarize the following news article. | The justices in January accepted the Safford school district case for review .
Justices will decide if campus gives administrators greater discretion .
Administrators strip-searched honor student, 13, looking for ibuprofen .
The court could now be asked to clarify the extent of student rights involving searches . | [
"(CNN) -- The case of a 13-year-old Arizona girl strip-searched by school officials looking for ibuprofen pain-reliever will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this week. The Supreme Court has a mixed record when it comes to students' rights. The justices in January accepted the Safford school district case for rev... |
c7afe57465e71e9c589144716eabf4716a2a0c22 | Summarize the following news article. | Armed militants attack mosque during midday prayers in Rawalpindi, killing dozens .
Mosque is frequented by retired and serving military officials .
November 2 attack in Rawalpindi saw suicide bomber target a bank . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Four militants armed with guns and grenades stormed a mosque in Rawalpindi frequented by military personnel, killing dozens of people Friday -- most of them children, the military said. The attack is the latest to shake the garrison city since this year's launch of strong military offe... |
955bce3bd81119bad4a21ebd1b853118b7307f8f | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged Somali pirate prosecuted in hijackings of two other ships .
New charges filed against Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse .
Other ships not identified; pirates still hold one .
Snipers killed three pirates who had hijacked Maersk Alabama in April . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A Somali suspect in the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean last April has been charged with involvement in two additional hijackings, authorities said Tuesday. One of the hijacked vessels is still being held hostage, federal prosecutors said in announcing a 10-count ... |
5e450811a0690a76c6bce0bc493e1050a3c5128a | Summarize the following news article. | Watch Anderson Cooper report live from Haiti on Friday at 10 p.m. ET .
Read Twitter feeds to stay update on the latest in Haiti .
Read CNN's complete special coverage of the latest developments in Haiti . | [
"(CNN) -- 10:54 p.m. -- People looking for loved ones in Haiti are posting their pictures on CNN.com's iReport page dedicated to them. Likewise, people in Haiti are sending messages out to say they're OK. Are you there? Send us images, video . 10:45 p.m. -- CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta is the only... |
f5f3a3145e12e5b7b09f8d5365deeb2947de27dd | Summarize the following news article. | Heroic acts occurred across the country as reported by CNN's affiliates .
Among them: A postal worker helps a mother whose baby is unconscious .
Off-duty emergency worker pulls a woman from a van after it crashes into an icy pond .
Man sees 75-year-old stuck on train tracks and pulls him to safety . | [
"(CNN) -- A man sees a 75-year-old man stuck on railroad tracks and pulls him to safety. An off-duty emergency worker pulls a woman from a van after it crashes into an icy pond. An NBA star saves a woman from drowning. A postal worker helps a mother whose baby is unconscious. A father goes into a house engulfed in ... |
a6dd64e163a9f059367e6382c6db1b816bce1bdf | Summarize the following news article. | Rolling cuts to water service will affect Caracas, nearby areas for up to 48 hours .
Drought conditions have reduced reservoir volume to critical levels, officials say .
Only hospitals will be equipped with water around the clock . | [
"Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) -- Residents of the Venezuelan capital on Monday began to experience water rationing as part of a government preservation measure during a drought. The rolling cuts to water service will affect the capital of Caracas and some nearby areas for periods of up to 48 hours, the state-owned wate... |
f01066b3a5efd76ce959a9fd99d3e0d72282e6ec | Summarize the following news article. | There are plenty of gifts you can buy that will help fund charities .
Support small businesses in developing countries through BuildaNest.com .
CharityNavigator.com's Good Cards are the gift certificates of the philanthropy world .
Visit WorldofGood.com for eco- and socially conscious stocking stuffers . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- You can find hundreds of gifts for your friends and family -- and help save the world. We've sought out eye-catching and adorable presents with proceeds that go to charity. Here's where to shop for a change. Help elephants, bear cubs and seals through the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Gift... |
58417bdf694cbc7f74919e962b3e6fe8c85476b5 | Summarize the following news article. | Search teams comb Lebanese coast following Ethiopian Airlines plane crash .
Pilot was told to change course prior to crash, transport minister says .
Just 14 bodies found so far; plane was carrying 90 crew and passengers .
Plane disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff from Beirut on Monday . | [
"Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Air traffic controllers in Lebanon were telling the pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to change course shortly before it crashed into the sea, the country's transportation minister told CNN Tuesday. An international search team was combing Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline for signs of... |
ba5709f19a1f65d15eca21730d08888e5b192a3f | Summarize the following news article. | American priest believed to have molested up to 200 boys .
Authorities investigated Wisconsin priest and then dropped case .
Newspaper says officials, including future Pope Benedict XVI, failed to discipline priest . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- The Vatican did not know about an American priest believed to have molested up to 200 boys until 20 years after civil authorities investigated and then dropped the case, its top spokesman said Thursday. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi issued the statement in response to a New York ... |
88be1dae7c9b105147deac244a6a39877be68742 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2006, school district disallowed instrument-only version of well-known song .
District cited complaints about performance of other piece that included religious references .
High school senior and others sued, saying free speech rights were being violated .
Court rejects appeal without comment; Samuel Alito publicly... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court declined to intervene Monday in a dispute over a public school's refusal to allow an instrument-only version of \"Ave Maria\" at a graduation ceremony. Officials feared the piece would be an endorsement of religion in that limited public forum. Without comment, the justices re... |
cae1ed865f09d84ef647346c08637d763e0b7f8a | Summarize the following news article. | Heath Ledger fans are calling for The Joker to be removed from future Batman films .
They launched a petition at new Web site, The Ultimate Joker, last week .
Ledger's Joker in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" received rave reviews .
Ledger who died in 2008 has been nominated for an Oscar for the role . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- A group of Heath Ledger fans have taken their reverence for the late \"The Dark Knight\" star to a whole new level. Heath Ledger fans launched a petition calling for studios to remove the Joker from future Batman movies. Followers of the actor, who electrified audiences with his chilling r... |
4425361907c5a23c7d8f02430693b425b162113d | Summarize the following news article. | Parker Liautaud hopes to become the youngest person to ski to the North Pole .
Liautaud hopes to raise awareness about environment among young people .
The 15-year old will be led by experienced adventurer and environmentalist Doug Stoup . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A 15-year-old schoolboy is planning to make history as the youngest person to ski to the North Pole. Parker Liautaud, who attends the prestigious Eton College in southern England, will begin his two-week odyssey on March 31. Led by experienced adventurer Doug Stoup, Parker hopes to raise a... |
745436076fffd4a96be7bfc95bcde33afa046808 | Summarize the following news article. | Soledad O'Brien and her team go from one earthquake zone to another .
They give a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to cover a major disaster .
They experience guilt as they have to leave Chile and the story of its troubles .
Exiting Chile proves to be as arduous as getting into the earthquake-ravaged nation . | [
"Concepcion, Chile (CNN) -- There are days working for CNN when you feel like you are in the final scene of the film \"Hotel Rwanda,\" hurtling toward an uncertain salvation from a disaster of epic proportions. Fear and frustration are softened by exhaustion. Your heart races, but every other sound is like white no... |
db3b644ae448c0507279082dd473e150eac61683 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Scientists concerned eruption could melt part of glacier, flood populated areas .
First time since 1821 that the volcano under Eyjafjallajokull glacier has erupted .
Eyjafjallajokull is about 100 miles east of Reykjavik . | [
"(CNN) -- Hundreds of people were evacuated Sunday amid flood concerns after a long-dormant volcano erupted beneath a glacier in south Iceland. It was the first time since 1821 that the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier has erupted. More than 600 people were evacuated as scientists monitored a fissure in t... |
754bd586380d9cb20da3547676e2bb9ab9230ebb | Summarize the following news article. | 'Mark the Spot' app lets iPhone users submit complaints about poor coverage .
AT&T says app part of company's commitment to listening to customers .
GPS technology used in app for iPhone 3G or 3GS to pinpoint area of problem . | [
"(CNET) -- Would you like to let AT&T know when your iPhone has dropped a call? Well, now there is an app for that. AT&T on Monday released a new application called \"Mark the Spot,\" which lets iPhone users submit complaints about dropped calls, poor service coverage, and less-than-perfect voice quality. The appli... |
b3adb9d1e03eb0d668bc974561cc65ca3e8c9532 | Summarize the following news article. | Amazon.com's electronic Kindle reader celebrates its first birthday .
Device holds about 200 digital books and can reduce bookshelf clutter .
Sales have been steady, but the device so far remains mostly a tech novelty .
Oprah Winfrey has praised it, but J.K. Rowling vows no e-versions of "Harry Potter" | [
"(CNN) -- It has the curves of a Lamborghini, looks like something an astronaut might take into space and weighs only 10.3 ounces. Amazon's Kindle e-reader is wireless and can hold about 200 books, plus newspapers and magazines. Amazon.com's electronic Kindle reader -- a device meant to remove the paper from the pa... |
d4e21b1f646b9bbbc337a0a20d024b01708fb456 | Summarize the following news article. | Gen. Russel Honoré says Haitians should be paid to clean up, do distribution .
Says our culture is afraid of poor people in large groups so we focus on security .
Honoré says supplies can't meet demand; U.N. should start an evacuation plan for Haiti .
General: They should have started to build second airfield the first... | [
"(CNN) -- Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré was highly praised for his leadership of recovery efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, so he's well-versed in what works and what doesn't in disaster management. The general told CNN last week that the U.S. military should have responded sooner to the... |
212ec3150e1c33e354414d7ff6e68c5eb8529cda | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Former first lady will spend the night in a Houston, Texas, hospital .
NEW: "She's fine," spokesman for Barbara Bush's husband says .
Family spokeswoman: She complained recently about stomach pains .
Tests Tuesday night came back negative, ex-president's spokesman says . | [
"(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush will spend the night in a Houston, Texas, hospital Tuesday night after falling ill, according to a family spokeswoman. Former first lady Barbara Bush has been admitted to a Houston, Texas, hospital. Spokeswoman Jean Becker said Bush, 83, was admitted to Methodist Hospital fo... |
776dcf04ad77c2e324d20d108ba89c519e8fed73 | Summarize the following news article. | Miliband: Passports copied in a "highly sophisticated operation"
British government source said an Israeli official had been expelled from UK .
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, founding member of Hamas' military wing, found dead Jan. 20 in Dubai .
Dubai Police believe he was killed by secretive Israeli foreign intelligence unit Mos... | [
"London, England (CNN) -- There are \"compelling reasons\" to believe the Israeli government was responsible for forging British passports used in a plot to kill a Hamas leader in the United Arab Emirates earlier this year, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Tuesday. \"Such misuse of British passports i... |
caaf2ba67f548ff8c8473f9e3051a82595f58820 | Summarize the following news article. | Ena Zizi, in her 70s, lasted seven days in rubble near national cathedral .
Zizi taken to clinic, though it doesn't have the operating facilities needed to treat her .
Woman's son: We never gave up hope that she'd be found .
Rescue crews believe two other people may be alive under wreckage nearby . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Rescue workers pulled a woman out of rubble near Haiti's national cathedral Tuesday, a week after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck. The rescue crews believe two other people may be alive under wreckage nearby, in part because of a text message the crews believe was sent from under t... |
609f0ed4a29c2286b762ed2df59f0e04183fda6e | Summarize the following news article. | Oregon's Timberline ski lodge, setting for "The Shining," showcases Depression-era art .
Jeff Kohnstamm describes growing up among paintings, carvings, amazing architecture .
Mount Hood embraced snowboarding early; Shaun White, Hannah Teter train there .
U.S. built it for $1 million in 1930s; it's getting $4.25 millio... | [
"(CNN) -- Jeff Kohnstamm had a bit of an unusual childhood. He grew up in a virtual museum. Even now when he wanders around the lobby at Oregon's iconic Timberline Lodge, Kohnstamm, 47, sometimes flashes back to being a kid on a tricycle, winding his way around original furniture designed by Depression-era artisans... |
5bc617c33620a0f04a29a4894a29b34ad52535b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Helicopter dropped off a patient in Jackson, Tennessee, and was returning to Brownsville .
Three crew members, no patients were on board .
Officials think copter was using visual flight rules, not communicating controllers . | [
"(CNN) -- Three people died Thursday when a medical helicopter crashed in western Tennessee, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The helicopter had dropped off a patient in Jackson, Tennessee, and was returning to Brownsville, Tennessee, about 30 miles west of Jackson, when the crash was reported, said FAA sp... |
fb423dba98521fd21853add9891eaff9de3211fe | Summarize the following news article. | Schalke move to within a point of German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen .
Kevin Kuranyi and Jan Moravek score in second half of 2-0 win at Werder Bremen .
Fourth-placed Bremen suffer first league defeat since the opening day of the season .
Bayern Munich claim third place, two points behind Leverkusen, after crush... | [
"(CNN) -- Schalke moved to within a point of German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after winning 2-0 away to fellow title hopefuls Werder Bremen on Saturday night. Kevin Kuranyi and Jan Moravek scored in the second half to put Schalke a point above third-placed Bayern Munich, who earlier crushed lowly Bochum 5... |
5ddaeb0dfc41ee90ab6c7172d3038da04ff3ac16 | Summarize the following news article. | Police think they identified two of three gunmen who opened fire at Richmond, California church .
Two teens shot at New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ .
They are expected to make full recoveries .
Police have no motive for the church attack . | [
"(CNN) -- Police are seeking a pair of suspects in a Sunday church service shooting in Richmond, California, that left two teenagers injured, though authorities are still looking for a motive in what they say was a targeted operation. Police believe they have identified at least two of the three hooded men who ente... |
bc7a51debb1b83231cf0f5484e96f858253feec2 | Summarize the following news article. | Southeast should see higher temperatures this week, storms this weekend, forecasters say .
In Atlanta, Georgia, warming is predicted through Friday, when high could reach 58 .
In Florida, Tuesday's high was expected to reach 54 in Tallahassee, the state capital .
On West Coast, a storm was rolling into the area between... | [
"(CNN) -- Higher temperatures are bringing some relief to the Southeast and should remain in place despite stormy weather expected for the coming weekend, weather forecasters said Tuesday. After the stretch of unusually cold weather that gripped the region, severe storms will affect the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mis... |
a6e1fb6b5b1def873c5d88dbbae23670923494af | Summarize the following news article. | Gucci Group says McQueen label to survive despite his death .
Alexander McQueen, 40, found dead at London home last week .
Reports say McQueen's label has struggled to make profits . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The fashion brand created by Alexander McQueen is to survive despite the designer's suicide last week, the label's majority stakeholder Gucci Group has confirmed. \"I believe strongly in the Alexander McQueen brand and its future,\" Gucci Group CEO Robert Polet said in a statement carried ... |
470704adf00068664d199c055e5c61cb2402fd97 | Summarize the following news article. | In South Africa as the country looks back, 20 years after Nelson Mandela's historic release .
Nkepile Mabuse tours the prison house where Mandela spent the end of his sentence .
Desmond Tutu shares thoughts on Mandela's release, recalls own initial reaction to the news . | [
"(CNN) -- South Africa looks back, 20 years after Nelson Mandela's historic release. Plus, Desmond Tutu reflects on the day his dream became a reality, and picturing Mandela - a South African cartoonist and his drawing tribute. Remembering the Release . South Africa celebrates the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela... |
b9f7ea2947ae0f5d05fdea0b4d27bb73a7f4bcfc | Summarize the following news article. | George Lopez beginning late-night talk show in November .
Comedian believes it's time for more diversity in late-night concept .
Lopez was star of "George Lopez Show," active in Barack Obama's campaign .
He says he's not using a sidekick, but will look more toward audience interaction . | [
"(CNN) -- The annals of late-night television talk shows are full of failure. George Lopez says he believes late-night talk is ready for more diversity. Joey Bishop, Dick Cavett and Pat Sajak all tried to challenge the legendary Johnny Carson's supremacy; all fell short. Joan Rivers lasted less than eight months as... |
5a02a7a847bcf1b8c423a8fccca8639dc3c794d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Christopher Rodriguez, 10, was hit by a bullet during his piano lesson last week .
Police: Suspect allegedly robbing a gas station near music school .
The boy, who loves classical music, will likely be paralyzed for life, his doctors say .
Rodriguez's father: "I feel like half his life was taken from him" | [
"OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- Fifth-grader Christopher Rodriguez sat down Thursday at his piano for his weekly lesson, arched his fingers over the keys and began to play. 10-year-old Christopher Rodriguez was hit by a stray bullet, paralyzing him for life, doctors say. Across the street from Harmony Road Music Scho... |
4c9aa5e82a6d3ec582c73fd531b2cde411b289fe | Summarize the following news article. | TSA says access to "secret" intelligence will help them better detect threats .
Change does not apply to airport security screeners .
New clearances will be above "confidential" but below "top secret" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration is upgrading security clearances for 10,000 of its airport personnel, giving them access to \"secret\" intelligence to help them better detect threats and stop terrorists, the agency said Friday. To date, the agency has granted access to secret-level c... |
02985072d3451ce27557f96b2d1ab28d01796d30 | Summarize the following news article. | Earthquake struck northern Pakistan, divided Kashmir region in 2005, claiming 80,000 lives .
Imran Khan recalled being overwhelmed by the sight of an entire town being reduced to rubble .
Khan: "Their livelihoods disappeared overnight. They had nothing, no business, money, food"
The politician and former cricketer said... | [
"(CNN) -- Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan has described how the unfolding crisis in Haiti revived harrowing memories of a similar earthquake in his own region. The devastating 7.6 magnitude quake struck northern Pakistan and the divided Kashmir region in October 2005, claiming the lives of almost 80,000 people, ... |
c0b196939fd1771e6ae04c2ee75fe92565ada934 | Summarize the following news article. | Governor's body is found by Colombian troops in an area close to his home .
Luis Francisco Cuellar Carvajal was governor of the department or state of Caqueta .
Authorities suspect FARC leftist Colombian rebels responsible for the kidnapping .
It was fifth time governor had been kidnapped; one of his bodyguards was kil... | [
"(CNN) -- The body of Luis Francisco Cuellar Carvajal, governor of the department of Caqueta, Colombia, was discovered Tuesday not far from where he was kidnapped the night before, government spokesperson Wilmer Rua said. Cuellar Carvajal's throat was slit, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said in an address to the... |
dc9ed0d8a94dd5bbe7762e9b185bbc6a73e3054f | Summarize the following news article. | Eric Heiden won five gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics .
Heiden: Apolo Ohno needs to focus more on skating when events near .
The way Shani Davis trains can be "very demanding and very hard"
"When you go back for each Olympics you sort of get your ego stroked again," said the skating icon . | [
"(CNN) -- Five-time gold medal speed skater Eric Heiden was hanging out in a Team USA locker room Saturday, watching TV as a much younger phenom named Apolo Ohno broke his 30-year Olympic record. That record, for the most decorated American man in Winter Olympics history, stood since 1980, when Heiden shot to fame ... |
d3e8cd3a48275a0c51a7164c91bf5ccc99881508 | Summarize the following news article. | Authorities hunting killer of policeman in N. Ireland seize gun, ammunition .
3 more arrests over killings of two soldiers and officer .
Petrol bombs hurled at police after earlier arrests of six men .
Two republican groups have reportedly claimed responsibility for the killings . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities hunting the killer of a police officer in Northern Ireland last week say they have seized a gun and ammunition. Two people in masks prepare to throw petrol bombs in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. They were found Saturday in Craigavon, the town where Stephen Carroll, 48, was shot dead on Monday, a p... |
cbf3d9e660706d3a0bd5a1f6334feb259649e612 | Summarize the following news article. | Ticketmaster, Live Nation reportedly in merger talks .
Two companies have huge share of concert business .
Bruce Springsteen mad about Ticketmaster snafu; congressman hears from citizens . | [
"(CNN) -- A possible merger between the two of the largest companies in the concert business has raised protests from singer Bruce Springsteen and prompted a congressman to call for a federal anti-trust investigation. A possible merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation has drawn interest. Ticketmaster, which has... |
491f91c3f575cbfd6281f94d9e608297f0ba9e83 | Summarize the following news article. | Peggy Bourland's husband, U.S. Air Force Maj. Ken Bourland, missing in Haiti .
Major sent wife an e-mail about 10 minutes before Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake .
Earthquake leveled the hotel where Bourland was staying .
Wife hopes to get good news to share with their children . | [
"(CNN) -- Peggy Bourland can't eat. When she lies down to sleep, she fights the urge to go outside and curl up on the cold, hard ground. \"Ken can't eat right now. He can't sleep in our bed,\" she said, her husband's military dog tags around her neck. \"I won't have what he cannot have.\" Last Tuesday, from his roo... |
6db3ab689490478cbc88c5a37515767fb9fe8159 | Summarize the following news article. | Barack Obama seemed unlikely to be Democrat nominee a year ago .
Well-planned and well-executed campaign helped fortunes soar .
Fund-raising, support of Kennedy clan important in his success . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Barack Obama's victory Tuesday over John McCain capped an unprecedented rise in American politics. Barack Obama, addressing supporters after his victory, was an unlikely nominee not that long ago. The obscure state legislator with, as he put it, \"a funny name\" propelled himself onto the natio... |
54eb3d8d2bf034d2d87c2ee7f528e8c14a6f2a4d | Summarize the following news article. | Warning issued for southeastern Orange County, northwestern San Diego County .
Fresno's Yosemite International Airport suffers power outage .
50 people evacuated because of Los Angeles flooding . | [
"(CNN) -- Torrential rainfall unleashed flooding and spawned a rare tornado warning in California on Tuesday as a series of storms moved through, with more expected Wednesday and Thursday. Weather-related problems also affected Northern California, where Fresno's Yosemite International Airport lost the ability to s... |
ba1f94fb4faf08b23ce966183131a33f69872d2b | Summarize the following news article. | Naturally 7 is a seven-man band that sounds like musical instruments .
Video of group on YouTube received 3 million page views .
Touring with Michael Bublé helped band make new fans . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The members of the band Naturally 7 are experts at blowing their own horns -- and they do it without a trumpet or trombone in sight. Naturally 7 engages in \"vocal play\" in performance, emulating the sounds of musical instruments. In fact, you won't see a single instrument when they hit the stag... |
1f373e4eaa1043f67baa665f5eae5a050adf726f | Summarize the following news article. | Manny Pacquiao has put failed talks of his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr behind him as he turns his focus to a bout with Joshua Clottey.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight fight will be staged at $1.2billion home of the Dallas Cowboys on March 13.
Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said his fighter has "m... | [
"(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao has put failed talks of a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr behind him as he turns his focus to a bout with Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium. The Filipino will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Ghanaian Clottey on March 13 at the $1.2billion home of th... |
a2b250ddbf9f159d6b6fbca44f59d5eadc396326 | Summarize the following news article. | Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page launches 10 iconic album covers stamps for the Royal Mail .
One of the 10 selected albums was Led Zeppelin's "IV" which Page helped design .
Final list of 10 emerged after trawling through thousands of album covers . | [
"(CNN) -- After the gloom of December's postal strikes, Britain's Royal Mail has started the new year in the right tune with the launch of 10 stamps which feature iconic album covers. And who better than guitar shaman Jimmy Page to give it the official stamp of approval? The Led Zeppelin guitarist launched the new ... |
25a33eb65b222fa7f605dd717337e63189e037ba | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Estimated 4,000 pilots at German airline Lufthansa begin four-day strike .
The pilots union says strike focuses on pay and conditions issues .
The company says the union is trying to interfere in management decisions .
Lufthansa flies to 80 countries with its main hub being Frankfurt, Germany . | [
"(CNN) -- The pilots' union of Lufthansa began a strike Monday after a last-ditch effort at negotiations over pay and job security failed, a spokeswoman for the airline told CNN. The four-day work stoppage by the pilots' union of one of the world's largest airlines threatened to disrupt travel on more than two doze... |
81ea04d7d2329fefd3de9935aa0e54d6973d235f | Summarize the following news article. | CAF president Issa Hayatou has exclusively told CNN that Togo were not disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Hayatou insisted Togo had not been expelled from the tournament in Angola but were granted dispensation.
Togo flew home on January 9 after three of their travelling party were killed and two players serio... | [
"African football federation president Issa Hayatou has exclusively told CNN that Togo were not disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations but were granted permission to leave. The Togo squad flew back home from Angola on January 9 after three of their travelling party were killed and two players seriously injured... |
687aa1a3c9d1d43625c4f67f6d9688086985cd02 | Summarize the following news article. | Republican Scott Brown upsets Martha Coakley to fill Ted Kennedy's seat .
Win leaves Democrats without crucial 60th Senate vote needed for health care overhaul .
Brown's platform includes backing tax cuts, being tough on terrorists . | [
"Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) -- In a stunning upset that reshaped the U.S. political landscape, Republican Scott Brown won Tuesday's special election in Massachusetts for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by liberal Democrat Ted Kennedy. Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley, the state attorney general. Brown's v... |
7b4b16331a8f582173eced3e91ce291ab9f0a45b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Death toll rises to 42 after mudslides, flooding strike Madeira; 120 injured .
Washed-out bridges keep rescuers from reaching some parts of island .
Hundreds of residents were evacuated to military bases and other safe locations . | [
"(CNN) -- At least 42 people were killed and 120 injured by flash flooding and mudslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the local civil protection agency said Sunday. An unknown number of people are still missing, the authorities told CNN. About 250 people were evacuated to military bases and other safe locat... |
f81fb15e74016fe0f8ec1d86acca530d47a7c497 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. commander in Afghanistan expresses regret over NATO airstrike .
Gen. McChrystal says "extremely saddened by tragic loss of innocent lives"
27 civilians died, 14 wounded in attack, Afghan Interior Ministry says .
Afghanistan calls attack "unjustifiable"; ISAF launches investigation . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, expressed regret Monday after more than two dozen civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike. Twenty-seven civilians died and 14 others were wounded in the incident Sunday in the central Daikondi province, according to t... |
d7e27df1640f3ab7de903b6b83c525a60788c3ad | Summarize the following news article. | Alleged suicide bomber vowed to avenge Taliban leader in newly released video .
Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi thought to be bomber who killed 7 CIA operatives .
The Jordanian grew up a loner, wanted to go to medical school, mother says .
Al-Balawi mentions Baitullah Mehsud, Taliban leader in Pakistan, killed last ye... | [
"(CNN) -- The man believed to be the suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees and contractors last month appears in a newly released video, in which he vows revenge for the killing of a Taliban leader. The video shows Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, whom a former U.S. intelligence official identified as the ... |
d6e2c377dd0988795fcb8839b59af166ef295856 | Summarize the following news article. | Sanderlin glad Obama listened to experts, knows days ahead may be hard for other Army wives .
Sanderlin: "There is no bright side and no silver lining" to deployments .
Army wife hopes deployments will mean troops will get what they need to stay safe . | [
"(CNN) -- I'm not an auto mechanic, I'm an Army wife, a mother and -- when time permits -- a journalist. So when my car needs work, I take it to someone with oil on his hands and years of experience looking under hoods. The same is true for plumbing problems, legal issues and medical care. I don't assume that I kno... |
b34f97d46db499c37aabf394ede925290ef74df8 | Summarize the following news article. | Car flipped in first-round race of NHRA Arizona Nationals and caught fire .
Wheel flew off car and struck woman in the stands .
She was airlifted to a local hospital, where she died . | [
"(CNN) -- A spectator died Sunday after she was struck by a tire from a crashing dragster during the NHRA Arizona Nationals near Phoenix, Arizona. The car flipped in the first-round race and caught fire, said Alia Maisonet, spokeswoman for the Gila River Indian reservation in Chandler, Arizona, where the racetrack ... |
7c15b3b0ff7ce956c3e899148418e8a32ae34b68 | Summarize the following news article. | David Frum says Israel is facing a delegitimization campaign .
He says some critics engage in wild charges without any foundation .
Frum says he defended Andrew Sullivan against charges of anti-Semitism .
But he says in other cases, hatred of Israel and of Jews go hand-in-hand . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Jennifer Tonge is not a lunatic. She is a member of the British House of Lords, appointed to that eminent body in 2005 after a career in politics and medicine. On February 11, she was asked a question by www.thejc.com, the online version of Britain's Jewish Chronicle. Tonge serves as patron of ... |
f0c852a35a24d13b1e975e0a760b1049dfb20a51 | Summarize the following news article. | 71 percent of Americans polled consider China an economic threat .
More than 1,000 adult Americans were questioned by telephone .
Poll coincides with Obama's visit to China . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Americans are split over whether China represents a military threat to the United States -- but there is no doubt in the public's mind that the country poses an economic threat, according to a new national poll. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday, 51 percent ... |
9c09b884cac10908708ed309d03c1fd3c54309f2 | Summarize the following news article. | Scientists: Dancing parrots prove ability to recognize music not unique to humans .
YouTube hit Snowball the cockatoo dances to Back Street Boys, Queen .
Ability to keep time apparently linked to vocal mimicry, scientists believe .
Other animals capable of mimicry include dolphins, elephants, seals, walruses . | [
"(CNN) -- A head-banging parrot who became a YouTube sensation has demonstrated that an ability to appreciate music and keep a rhythm is not unique to humans, scientists say. Alex, an African grey parrot, was one of 14 birds which displayed an ability to keep time with a tune. Snowball the cockatoo, who appears to ... |
ed8a776935353ae9667a51aad973530c236608ae | Summarize the following news article. | Spc. Alexis Hutchinson refuses deployment orders to stay with son .
Hutchinson claims plans for mother to take care of her child fell through .
Army says Hutchinson had plenty of time to come up with alternate plans . | [
"(CNN) -- To hear Spc. Alexis Hutchinson tell it, the Army forced her to make an agonizing choice between serving her country and taking care of her son. The Army, however, takes issue with the soldier's story and Hutchinson could now be facing serious charges for desertion. When her unit deployed to Afghanistan ea... |
2dbcaaea2186302bb692d88be24b8b32c01b0dae | Summarize the following news article. | 2.6 billion people have no access to toilet; 2.2 die annually from diarrhea .
World Toilet Organization includes 151 members from 53 countries .
Rose George: Universal sanitation by 2015 would cost $95bn, save $660bn .
Flush toilet, sewer systems also pose problem to ecological sanitation . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of people worldwide without access to a toilet -- no public restroom, no outhouse, no latrine, no smallest room -- is a whopping 2.6 billion. That's four out of ten people. The bucket toilet is the only thing on offer for millions of black South Africans. According to the World Toilet Organizat... |
e61749c9d7e63f5c29b58c72c399a1df91f597be | Summarize the following news article. | British boxer Amir Khan retains his WBA light-welterweight title in his first defense .
Khan, a devout Muslim, destroys Jewish opponent Dmitriy Salita in the first round .
He knocked down the Ukraine-born American three times in the opening minute . | [
"(CNN) -- British boxer Amir Khan has retained his WBA light-welterweight title after winning the much-hyped \"battle of the faiths\" by stopping challenger Dmitriy Salita in the first round on Saturday night. Khan, a devout Muslim, knocked down his Jewish opponent three times before the referee stopped after just ... |
b77c74e1b050f244b2eea34241a4af02d6421b15 | Summarize the following news article. | Ringo Starr's 68th birthday on Monday prompted him to ask for peace and love .
Starr was in Chicago on his 10th "Ringo Starr and his All Stars" tour .
King says Starr's new CD "Liverpool 8" is the most personal of his albums .
"It was incredible," Starr says of his Beatles days . | [
"(CNN) -- The Beatles first appeared on \"The Ed Sullivan Show\" 44 years ago. It's also been 44 years since the Beatles held the five top positions of the Billboard pop chart, a feat never achieved before -- or since. Ringo Starr wishes peace and love to everyone following Larry King singing \"Happy Birthday\" to ... |
47981eddd53c97ae0780edb03f084e73c116615a | Summarize the following news article. | Guy-Uriel Charles says calling some Haiti quake victims looters advances a racial stereotype .
He says even after Katrina criticism, media are quick to buy into this characterization .
He describes the desperate circumstances that might lead a victim to take food .
Charles: Reasons for taking matter, especially in a di... | [
"Durham, North Carolina (CNN) -- To define someone as a looter is not simply to describe him, or her, through an act, it is to make a moral judgment. It is to characterize the person as lawless and criminal. It connotes someone who is without self-restraint; an animal; wanton and depraved. It is a description that ... |
660bd58ec05e7c4656182e356d663ed04721b479 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Roman Polanski's house, ankle fitted with monitoring system .
Director under house arrest as he fights extradition to U.S. on sex charge .
In 1977, Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with 13-year-old girl .
He fled to Europe before sentencing; victim wants case dropped . | [
"(CNN) -- Film director Roman Polanski has been released from custody in Switzerland and placed under house arrest, Swiss justice authorities said Friday. Polanski was released \"pending extradition\" to the United States, the Swiss Department of Justice and Police said in a statement. Polanski faces a sex-offense ... |
d894e04dd173a6e1fa3d68e920fd6556439b5162 | Summarize the following news article. | CIA dealing with revelations by Erik Prince, founder of military contractor Blackwater .
He paints himself in magazine article as entrenched in sensitive CIA secret missions .
Suzanne Simons says many are annoyed Prince complains about government that pays him well .
She says military contractors have more people in A... | [
"(CNN) -- There's a lot of head-scratching at the CIA over an article in Vanity Fair magazine that dubs Erik Prince, the founder of the notorious private military contractor Blackwater, a \"tycoon, contractor, soldier, spy.\" In the piece, he comes across as so entrenched with the CIA that the agency needs him to ... |
f57f36e0f2fd00115f541264c3a924bfccb2fc0a | Summarize the following news article. | December marks the 60th anniversary of the U.N.'s Genocide Convention .
A few strong voices have since tried to focus the world's attention on genocide .
Each time they were shunned, ignored or told it was someone else's problem .
CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the world's killing fields to understand why . | [
"(CNN) -- They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq, a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda, a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia. CNN's Christiane Amanpour traveled to the killing fields of Europe, Africa and Asia for \"Scream Bloody M... |
5fdcd285cb1f308e505decba1e0a876f3dc3975a | Summarize the following news article. | Junot Diaz almost quit writing years before he won a Pulitzer Prize .
He had 75 good pages but couldn't write anything else he liked .
After putting away hundreds of filled pages, he tried to think of other professions .
Says a writer is someone who can't stop writing -- even though no hope, no promise . | [
"Editor's note: Junot Díaz's novel \"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\" won the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. (OPRAH.com) -- It wasn't that I couldn't write. I wrote every day. I actually worked really hard at writing. At my desk by 7 a.m., would work a full eight and more. Scribbled at the dinner table, in bed, on t... |
369e6e62b20a994698150f3cb8cac8728ecd0f9a | Summarize the following news article. | CPA met Andrew Joseph "Joe" Stack III only four times, spokesman says .
The online message criticized Bill Ross for "representing himself and not me"
Ross had not heard from Stack since October, when his client "disengaged" services in a letter .
One of the injured, Shane Hill, announced his hospital release Saturday: ... | [
"Austin, Texas (CNN) -- The former accountant for Andrew Joseph \"Joe\" Stack III -- who officials say flew his plane into a Texas building housing an Internal Revenue Service office -- says Stack had never threatened him, a spokesman for the accountant said. CPA Bill Ross was mentioned in a 3,000-word message on a... |
e65e78c0dd41d561f428bc6d11d3a9b67ab7d5bc | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Call to a tip hot line led to the arrests, ATF says .
NEW: Source: Evidence linked to one of the suspects through DNA .
Two men charged with arson in connection with one Texas church fire .
Men are suspects in nine other church fires in east Texas, authorities say . | [
"Dallas, Texas (CNN) -- Two men were arrested and charged Sunday in connection with a string of deliberately set church fires in east Texas, authorities said. Jason Robert Bourque, 19, and Daniel George McAllister, 21, were charged with one count of arson each in a February 8 fire set at the Dover Baptist Church in... |
4dcdc51af9f62b4e802df9587831fdea3eddbb8f | Summarize the following news article. | TED is an organization with the motto "Ideas worth spreading"
Its TED Prize has gone to Bono, Bill Clinton, E.O. Wilson, among others .
Winner Jamie Oliver will announce his secret "wish to change the world" at TED2010 at approximately 8:50 pm ET Wednesday, Feb 10, live on CNN.com .
Oliver is a celebrity chef who has c... | [
"Long Beach, California (CNN) -- Moments after marine explorer Sylvia Earle finished her passionate plea to preserve vast stretches of the world's oceans at last year's TED conference, a foundation executive walked up to her and pledged a million dollars for the cause. It was one of nearly 400 offers of support Ear... |
ef838b83b95c5797279600325d40ecdb9a47c7eb | Summarize the following news article. | Obama administration is backing expansion of nuclear power .
Charles Faddis says U.S. should first make existing plants secure .
He says security forces aren't well-trained or numerous enough to counter threats .
Faddis: A terrorist attack at a nuclear plant could have dire consequences . | [
"(CNN) -- Several weeks ago, President Obama announced that $8 billion in government-loan guarantees would be made available to Southern Co. to begin construction of two nuclear reactors in Georgia. If built, it would be the first nuclear power plant constructed in the United States in almost 30 years. More importa... |
694f19154ccc5440b878e398557acac282820ac2 | Summarize the following news article. | New movie "Sherlock Holmes" inspires guides to places of interest to fans of the detective .
British tourism officials hope the movie will bring more tourists to London .
Many are unaware that Holmes was a fictional character .
The movie has already made more than $300 million worldwide . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Sherlock Holmes the movie has already made more than $300 million at the box office worldwide and British tourism officials are hoping it means money for them too. Britain's tourism board has been promoting films for the past 15 years, so they know just how lucrative a movie like \"Sherloc... |
2a714f7e8afa58b664b48e3ef455b8b91205b546 | Summarize the following news article. | Portugal announces three days of mourning to victims of floods on island of Madeira .
Madeira-born footballer Cristiano Ronaldo also paid tribute to victims .
At least 42 people killed, 120 injured in disaster .
Hundreds of residents were evacuated to military bases and other safe locations . | [
"(CNN) -- Portugal declared three days of national mourning Monday amid fears the death toll from devastating floods and mudslides on the island of Madeira could rise above 42. Search teams have been working to find more victims after floodwaters caused by heavy rains swamped the capital Funchal, unleashing a torre... |
b200f11d751446a0a7d59234736221299739aaf7 | Summarize the following news article. | U.N. humanitarian agency: East African nations facing flooding, mudslides .
Warning comes after months of drought in region which has decimated greenery .
Rainy season in Horn of Africa usually begins in mid-October, runs to end of year .
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia set to be affected ... | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Heavy rains triggered by El Nino weather patterns could potentially prove devastating for east African nations that have been water-starved for months, the United Nations has warned. A Turkana boy holds an empty cup in a village in northwestern Kenya. Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda are... |
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