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67eb06b1f66c840ffd9f4a36396b143628b91124 | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Brewer had trouble breathing "and is now back in the ICU," hospital says .
No word on whether his condition is related to burns on 65 percent of his body .
He was burned October 12, released from hospital burn unit December 22 after skin grafts .
Three teens charged as adults with attempted murder in connection... | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A 15-year-old boy who was burned over 65 percent of his body in October, allegedly by a group of teenagers he knew, has been readmitted to a Miami hospital after he had trouble breathing, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday. Michael Brewer \"had complications with his breathing and is now ba... |
c799d4d18f48539fac1c25375d519099f33fc945 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "I have to keep working -- that's what my life is for," former President Clinton says .
Clinton out of New York hospital after cardiac procedure .
Angioplasty-stent procedure opens one of Clinton's blocked coronary arteries .
Busy schedule not a factor in heart trouble, doctor says . | [
"New York (CNN) -- On the same day he was released from a hospital after undergoing a heart procedure, former President Clinton told reporters he has no plans to slow down. \"I have to keep working -- that's what my life is for,\" he said outside his home in Chappaqua, New York, on Friday. \"You know I was given a ... |
5d83c7636782ed649a4faf0179a25af4e9193b82 | Summarize the following news article. | Roland Martin: Sarah Palin's falsity shown by her different reactions to use of "retard"
Martin: President Obama's chief of staff uses word, and Palin demands his resignation .
Rush Limbaugh calls liberals "retards," and Palin defends him, Martin writes .
Martin: She slams teleprompters but uses crib notes; she hates m... | [
"(CNN) -- Sarah Palin's most ardent supporters in \"real America\" love to suggest that those of us who don't buy into her shtick fail to grasp why they love her, citing her realness, plain-spokenness and whatever else they can conjure up. Folks, nice try, but as a native Texan, I've seen many politicians and wann... |
d749dac93cc8e6f627a18556e267891d0933945a | Summarize the following news article. | Recall involves certain Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac sedans .
Problem involves potential for oil to leak on the exhaust manifold, then igniting .
General Motors to send details to owners next month . | [
"(CNN) -- The possibility of engine fires has prompted General Motors to recall nearly 1.5 million passenger sedans manufactured between 1997 and 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Monday. The recall involves certain GM vehicles in which oil apparently can leak and ignite. The recall... |
bac637cd2c76c0366e68ce9307aac889b02eb994 | Summarize the following news article. | Trash study tracks how pieces of garbage may travel hundreds of miles .
MIT researchers hope study will help people better understand impact of garbage they produce .
"Can we create a situation of minimum waste?" researcher says . | [
"Seattle, Washington (CNN) -- The plastic Ziploc bag thrown in the trash in Seattle, Washington, spent a week traveling 300 miles to an Oregon landfill. The old Apple iBook that was recycled is a month into its journey. And a pair of worn Asics running shoes is still logging miles even after being dropped in a bin ... |
5e9a46cd1f67a6207cb13fb7a93933db936fd685 | Summarize the following news article. | Delegation from Italy USA Foundation visited Amanda Knox in Italian prison .
Knox seemed "serene," denies guilt in roommate's murder, one visitor says .
Delegation took her English-language books as Christmas gift .
Knox's father has said he believes she'll be freed on appeal . | [
"(CNN) -- Serving a 26-year prison sentence for the murder of her roommate, American Amanda Knox said Sunday she is scared, but determined to prove she is innocent, according to an Italian lawmaker who visited her cell. Knox, 22, seemed very pleased by the visit, which included members of the Italy USA Foundation, ... |
97714f37e8ac2750ecc308c307fc3ce585810b34 | Summarize the following news article. | "Valentine's Day" grossed an estimated $52.4 million over three days .
The film is likely to top $60 million by the time the Presidents Day holiday weekend is over .
In its 9th weekend of release, Avatar grossed another $22 million . | [
"(EW.com) -- There's no denying the power of the romantic comedy, even if \"Valentine's Day,\" the movie, is as manufactured as the holiday itself. The all-star film grossed an estimated $52.4 million over three days and is likely to top $60 million by the time the Presidents Day holiday weekend is over. Its high-g... |
2ecdaa537d5d34af295710e0d762faf3aea7896b | Summarize the following news article. | Miamians line up for Cuban coffee at David's Cafe .
Joe Allen serves fresh comfort food on the Biscayne Bay side of Miami Beach .
Garcia's Seafood Grille and Fish Market offers its own freshly caught fish . | [
"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- The Miami area seems to be enjoyed most by people who live somewhere else. Garcia's offers freshly caught fish and a great view from a deck overlooking the Miami River. More often than not snowbirds, the yearly visitors who winter in South Florida, and other tourists appear to take over. Bu... |
2fe48fbae3463fca6fcf98091e4ea3dc8287c99f | Summarize the following news article. | House votes 406-19 to repeal exemption in place since end of World War II .
Proponents say repeal will help inject competition into health care industry .
They also say it will lower consumer costs .
Opponents of bill say it will have little effect . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal the antitrust exemption currently granted to health insurance companies. The vote was 406-19 to repeal the exemption, which has been in place since the end of World War II. The 19 who voted against the repeal are Republicans. Liberal Democrats... |
1b568abf6bd4b9ee6bb40723227da3aac63b19c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Three-time 500cc winner Norifumi Abe has been killed in a road accident .
The 32-year-old's scooter was in collision with a truck in Kawasaki, Japan .
Abe won two grand prix races in his native Japan and another one in Brazil . | [
"TOKYO, Japan -- Three-time grand prix winner Norifumi Abe of Japan has been killed in a street crash when his 500cc scooter collided with a truck making an illegal U-turn, police have revealed on Monday. Abe won two grand prix in Japan and another in Brazil during the 1990s. The 32-year-old ploughed into the truck... |
abd8e51a8ec575020c54ba970cca1ef35a163585 | Summarize the following news article. | 15,000 multinational troops take part in effort to attack Taliban in Marjah .
Nations prepared for assault, dropping leaflets to warn residents .
Operation is part of U.S. strategy to focus on population centers .
"This is possibly the largest IED threat NATO has ever faced," U.S. general says . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO troops in Afghanistan launched their biggest offensive of the war early Saturday, attacking what they call the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province. Military officials said the offensive -- dubbed Operation Moshtarak -- got under way at 2 a.m. (4:30 p.m. ET Fr... |
0d6bbe231f40d0598677bb314e41df1514a81329 | Summarize the following news article. | Doctor says more 30-somethings want steroids and HGH .
HGH first used to help children with growth problems .
Critics say there are health dangers . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California -- Dr. Andre Berger sees himself as a pioneer. Where others in the medical community believe injections of human growth hormone should be given to adults in only rare cases, Berger believes it is a crucial part of keeping people young and vital. Dr. Andre Berger says the patients requesting... |
2d2ef98b73a48f71d029af707d95bb9ff66198e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Monday, January 18, 2010 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day .
Use these questions and activities to address the holiday and the man whom it honors .
Feel free to adapt these questions and activities to accommodate students of different grade levels and learning styles . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- Discussion Questions . 1. When did the U.S. government establish a holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? When in January does this holiday typically take place? 2. Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? What are some of his accomplishments? What cause did he work for? How did he approa... |
661eb20982406f3c7812f732ed48f4f3cbf6b289 | Summarize the following news article. | Latest death toll from Tuesday's quake, tsunami stands at 168 .
Taitasi Fitiao loses her six-year-old daughter in the tsunami .
Ten people died in Leone from the tragedy .
The Fitiao family will bury their daughter in the front yard, as is the custom here . | [
"LEONE, American Samoa (CNN) -- Taitasi Fitiao was holding her six-year-old daughter's hand when a tsunami wave crashed onto their coastal village in American Samoa. A man stands on the remains of what was once a tourist resort in Samoa's capital of Apia. \"I held her hand. The wave got us and that's when her hand ... |
7ccdfd51bd3f1899763b1a70e2604c6f0eaa1d13 | Summarize the following news article. | Five ideas if you're in the mood for an easygoing vacation .
Get off the grid on the coast in California or hide out in the woods in Arizona .
Or, retreat to a solar-powered village away from the resorts in Hawaii . | [
"(Sunset) -- From a low-key ski destination to a Hawaiian yurt retreat, we've got the easy-going vacation for you. Alta, Wyoming . Skiing like you remember it: Mountains like Grand Targhee are a dying breed: No parking lot hassles, no mile-long schlep to the ticket window, no $20 hamburgers. Instead, drive right up... |
716abfea41c0f961374072ca47a16b5a69b0a385 | Summarize the following news article. | Sites include Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem and Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron .
Tomb of the Patriarchs is known to Palestinians as Ibrahimi mosque .
Tomb revered by Jews and Muslims as holy and has been a point of frequent conflict .
Rachel's Tomb is known to Palestinians as the mosque of Bilal . | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers broke out Monday, a day after Israel announced it would include two West Bank religious shrines as part of a larger list of 150 Zionist heritage sites. About 100 protesters were throwing stones and burning tires in the West Bank city of Hebron, t... |
db508799dec061dba68820157c911136f5c0ec0e | Summarize the following news article. | Haitians would be atheists if they questioned faith, given all they've seen, priest says .
Instead belief in God remains unshaken, as seen in churches, homes and on streets .
Haitian Vodou, often misunderstood, is part of people's rich history .
Their God is all-loving, not vindictive, priest says in answer to Pat Robe... | [
"Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- Given all their country and people have been through, between political upheavals, human rights abuses, hurricanes, abject poverty and last week's earthquake, \"If Haitians were constantly questioning their faith, they would all be atheists.\" These words came from the Rev. Eric Hill as h... |
8a4b17c8b7260e9ae241b4018ce1af4c230a7f18 | Summarize the following news article. | Discover treasures from across the Islamic world at the Doha museum .
Find out what is on the minds of university students in the Middle East .
IME reports from Mecca as millions celebrate the Hajj and Eid Al-Adha . | [
"(CNN) -- This month on Inside the Middle East -- Zain Verjee hosts from Doha, Qatar. Art Treasures Revealed . Ancient art finds a modern home in Doha at the Museum of Islamic Art as it celebrates its first anniversary. From jewelry to textiles to ceramics and metal work, the galleries host an unparalleled collecti... |
6c561542a7fc08dbc4edea0b7bba65dc85db89b9 | Summarize the following news article. | Florida family is "sick on a weekly basis," physician says .
Million-dollar home smells like rotten eggs .
Chinese-made drywall has "volatile sulfur compounds," study found .
Dream home now worth nothing, owner says . | [
"PARKLAND, Florida (CNN) -- Yorelle Haroush fled a million-dollar South Florida home this week, chased out, she said, by drywall made in China that's emitting vapors that smell like rotten eggs. Amy Massachi hugs her pregnant niece, Yorelle Haroush, as she prepares to move this week. \"It's making me sick. Physical... |
10e8cc2d9ce077e273e64d46683fad0c622d2617 | Summarize the following news article. | Roy Pearson accuses the city government of an "unlawful demotion" and termination .
He sought $54 million from a small family-owned dry cleaners over lost trousers .
A judge found in favor of the dry cleaners .
Pearson was taken off the bench in May 2007 . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The former judge who last year lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a dry cleaners over a missing pair of pants wants his job back. Roy Pearson sued the owners of this dry cleaning business for $54 million over a missing pair of pants. Roy Pearson was not reappointed after his term expire... |
1c00665365d7251f2c7fb31cd74df77fae1b30ef | Summarize the following news article. | Heidi Newfield is up for five Academy of Country Music Awards .
Newfield pursuing solo career after being lead singer of Trick Pony .
Singer doesn't want to be a diva but takes advice about not being so nice . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Heidi Newfield goes into Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards with five nominations. It's more than any other female, but she still considers herself the dark horse -- and in many ways, she is, especially since she's up for top female vocalist against such heavyweights as Carri... |
5981f88ec96d42e3a461d6bf2e0f5151bd1c5e73 | Summarize the following news article. | Felipe Calderon meets with residents of Ciudad Juarez .
The president of Mexico presents plan to stabilize city in wake of killings .
Calderon apologizes, gives condolences to victims' families for implicating their kids .
Before meeting, police forcibly removed some protesters who were outside building . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- On a visit to the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, President Felipe Calderon apologized to the families of 15 people killed in a massacre last month and promised residents that their input would form part of the strategy against drug-related violence. After meeting with the famil... |
ed59c6e40573cd4ab3d99c50af042c17386f50ac | Summarize the following news article. | Capital's airport, country's roads and ports were devastated by last week's earthquake .
Haiti's crumpled infrastructure chief obstacle to fresh supplies as well as food and water .
Some equipment and other materials coming into Haiti by road from Dominican Republic .
Officials looking into the possibility of opening a... | [
"(CNN) -- A week into the Haitian disaster, the desperate and dusty faces of both survivors and rescuers tell a plaintive story: We need more, more, more. And fast. The capital's airport, the country's roads and its ports were devastated by last week's 7.0-magnitude earthquake, leaving Haiti's crumpled infrastructu... |
6dfd1e60466f2d1b6dfdbc9c1ffff92afd5961e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Cathy Ladman laments Kevin Smith's getting bumped from a flight because of his size .
She says such treatment is routine for fliers now, unlike the days when flying was fun .
Indignities -- security measures, no food -- begin early and last till you've landed, she says .
Ladman: It's only a matter of time till Smith's ... | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- As many of you already know -- because Tweets travel faster than airplanes -- Kevin Smith, the portly film director of the movie \"Clerks\" and the upcoming film \"Cop Out,\" was \"politely\" asked to disembark from his Southwest flight from Oakland to Burbank because he was too la... |
39d3e4f7004ae72df219e2a0349e2ff18f665263 | Summarize the following news article. | Jetstar Pacific is partly owned by Qantas Airlines of Australia .
Airline: Vietnamese authorities not allowing airline's CEO, financial officer to leave .
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says ex-CEO faces prosecution . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities in Vietnam have arrested the former chief executive officer of Jetstar Pacific Airlines and are preventing two airline executives from leaving the country, Vietnamese and Australian officials said. The former chief executive, Luong Hoai Nam, faces prosecution for \"lack of responsibility causi... |
0c64657adc77b769fb0177a7cd5611eae07255f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Peru's ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu should reopen April 1, tourism official says .
Heavy rain in January unleashed mudslides that cut off roads and blocked a rail line .
Peruvian officials evacuated more than 1,000 stranded tourists . | [
"(CNN) -- Peru's ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu should reopen April 1, more than two months after rain stranded hundreds of tourists at the popular spot, the government said. Heavy rain in January unleashed mudslides that cut off roads and blocked a rail line between Machu Picchu and the nearby city of Cusco. W... |
c90f5980a4c22758971f5080d2dbafbad4c4f1de | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo faces trial Wednesday .
Liu is being charged with "inciting subversion"
Liu was also arrested in 1989 for his role in the Tiananmen Square protest .
The U.S. government has pressed for Liu's release. | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested in 1989 for his role in the Tiananmen Square protest, faces trial Wednesday for allegedly \"inciting subversion\" in a more recent case. Liu, a former university lecturer and literary critic, faces a possible 15-year jail sentence, am... |
bd5aa4bf3f3f6147ec17a7e2e5dfbff0a148ce04 | Summarize the following news article. | Ray Gosling admitted on a television show that he killed his former lover .
Gosling says he had wanted to end the pain of young man with AIDS .
Presenter says he is not trying to "make a cause" of assisted dying . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- British police said Wednesday they have arrested a BBC television presenter on suspicion of murder after he told viewers he carried out a so-called mercy killing on a former lover. Ray Gosling, 70, a freelance broadcaster, admitted on a BBC show aired in central England that he had smother... |
f451a7f84d63ca85e6334284c4d54385498ef4d7 | Summarize the following news article. | Tariq Aziz remained hospitalized at a U.S. military hospital Sunday after falling ill in prison .
He was taken to the hospital Thursday, though no details of his ailment were released .
Aziz served as deputy PM from 1981 to 2003 and as foreign minister for part of that time .
He was sentenced to 15 years in connection ... | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Tariq Aziz, a top lieutenant of executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, remained hospitalized at a U.S. military hospital Sunday after falling ill in prison, the U.S. command in Iraq reported. He was taken to the hospital Thursday, though no details of his ailment were released. But 1st Lt. ... |
44ff006dc95fbb8e492f19fcbee5a9bb86651e93 | Summarize the following news article. | Lawyer says DVR recorded over nightclub video .
Ben Roethlisberger accused of sexually assaulting woman at Georgia nightclub .
Quarterback denies allegation; attorney: "The facts show that there was no criminal activity"
Earlier request for his DNA has been dropped . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities are no longer able to watch a video of scenes at a Georgia nightclub in the case of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger because a digital video recorder system recorded over it, an attorney said Thursday. Roethlisberger, who has been the starting quarterback for the Steelers for... |
3358dd1f0ed431f5a7565c61761670eaa5aee9e5 | Summarize the following news article. | After Democrats lost 60-vote Senate majority, some wanted to scale back health bill .
Speaker Nancy Pelosi fought to keep the bill comprehensive, says Julian Zelizer .
He says she combines strong ideology with ability to amass needed votes .
Zelizer says Pelosi has emerged as powerful dealmaker for Democrats . | [
"Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- The passage of health care will certainly rank as one of the major political achievements of recent decades. Legislation that will eventually extend health care coverage to more than 30 million more Americans, greatly expand the number of options that citizens have when purchasing he... |
1beceb13122c58a5e030fa8179dbbf1c0a631f0d | Summarize the following news article. | Tape was the subject of a February hearing at the Chatham County Courthouse .
Chatham County Courthouse in North Carolina burned on Thursday .
The tape, which allegedly shows John Edwards and Rielle Hunter, had been moved . | [
"(CNN) -- A sex tape allegedly showing former Sen. John Edwards survived a fire that torched a North Carolina courthouse on Thursday. Actually, the tape that was the subject of a February court hearing at the historic Chatham County Courthouse was not at the courthouse during the blaze, city officials said. The tap... |
de8dfbbd45ce9a04b89da657e46f0a7c3a9562f5 | Summarize the following news article. | John Edward Jones was stuck in cave crevice outside Salt Lake City .
He was trapped in a space that was 18 inches wide, 10 inches deep .
One of the rescue tools failed while trying to free him and Jones fell back . | [
"(CNN) -- A Utah man trapped for more than 26 hours in a crevice of a popular cave tourist attraction died as rescuers struggled to save him, authorities said Thursday. John Edward Jones, 26, of Stansbury Park was stuck in the Nutty Putty Cave, which sits west of Utah Lake near Cedar Valley, according to the sheri... |
fb2e7ffdc227e475c21ed825e1d0dc0e451b9c34 | Summarize the following news article. | Heir to British throne spends night at military camp in Afghanistan .
Prince Charles met U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Afghan officials .
Prince also visited Kabul, but did not meet President Karzai . | [
"(CNN) -- Britain's Prince Charles left Afghanistan on Thursday after a previously unannounced two-day visit there, a spokesman said. The heir to the British throne spent a night at Camp Bastion, the main British base in Helmand province, before traveling to Lashkar Gah, the capital of the province. He also visited... |
01d7341b501dc858faad7609cd77772d3db82047 | Summarize the following news article. | Parade of color during annual Rio Carnival in Brazil .
Dancers included seven-year-old Julia Lira, despite criticism that she was too young . | [
"(CNN) -- Dancers have put on a dazzling display atop extravagant floats at the legendary annual Rio Carnival. Thousands of revelers cheered as dancers shimmied and shook their colorful costumes through the streets of the Brazilian city. Seven-year-old Julia Lira took her place as the drum corps queen for the Virad... |
3e0009d688b241d132c1a71aeb13c62a51776506 | Summarize the following news article. | Hopper is dying of prostate cancer, say documents in divorce case .
He is too ill to testify, but doctor recommended he appear at star ceremony .
Starz cable network pays for Hopper's star on Hollywood Boulevard . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Dennis Hopper took what may be his final bow Friday as his star was dedicated on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. His lawyer and doctor told the judge overseeing his divorce this week that Hopper is dying of prostate cancer, but the 73-year-old actor was smiling broadly during the ceremon... |
b2b1e09e98ca84b9f38ff0c395becf9f6b245fb1 | Summarize the following news article. | In 2000, Sharia court ordered man's hand amputated for stealing a cow .
Rights group was promoting discussion of amputation on 10th anniversary of case .
Islamic court said discussions could lead to criticism of strict Islamic Sharia law . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has prohibited a human rights group from using social networking Web sites to discuss amputations as punishment, court records show. The court in Kaduna city ordered the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria not to have forums on Twitter, Facebook or other si... |
db97b16b3f980dc6c6e4d4f3aab6108c7bcffc77 | Summarize the following news article. | National Urban League report focuses on state of black America .
African-American unemployment is double rate of whites, report finds .
Median household income for blacks stands at $34,218; for whites, it's $55,530 .
"The disparities are definitely huge," expert says . | [
"Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- LaShonda Durden had just given birth to her second child. She was two weeks back from maternity leave when her supervisor called her into her office. \"You need to be trying to find other employment,\" her manager said. A bereavement coordinator and chaplain at an Atlanta, Georgia-area h... |
662ff4b6072cbfe795b3918dd31789a8c6437c14 | Summarize the following news article. | Hillary Clinton says a cyber attack on one nation is an attack on all .
Secretary of State said there's been a spike of threats to Internet freedom .
Speech comes as Google considers leaving China because of censorship worries .
Freedoms should include access to Internet, freedom of speech and worship, she said . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that a \"new information curtain is descending across much of the world.\" In a speech on Internet freedom and security, Clinton also urged China to investigate a wave of cyber attacks against Google and other companies. The Internet and other ... |
54daa73840d2f8a75f8831d78a053bf98da0a636 | Summarize the following news article. | Lucy Valena traveled to Seattle to learn from the best baristas .
She returned to Boston and launched a mobile espresso catering company last fall .
Valena started with $2,000 of her own cash and a $4,000 loan from brewer .
Beer maker helps small food and beverage businesses get funding, advice . | [
"JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Lucy Valena is hooked on coffee. Lucy Valena went to Seattle to learn from the best baristas before opening her Boston espresso company. \"I had my first shot of espresso when I was 14,\" she says. \"And it was pretty amazing for me.\" With the dream of opening a coffee house,... |
4528854a1b508efd8daccf973fede1a817eafd00 | Summarize the following news article. | Tablet computers get buzz at CES, but people disagree about what they are .
Most are characterized by their size: They are smaller than laptops and bigger than phones .
HP says tablets have keyboards and "slate" computers only have touch-screens .
Computer makers are trying out new categories to see what will stick wit... | [
"Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- For all the buzz about \"tablet computers\" in recent weeks, one fundamental question about this supposedly break-through computer category remains unanswered: . What exactly is a tablet? Computer industry representatives here at the massive and hype-heavy Consumer Electronics Show can't... |
3108d2129afa50c07606af8ed6bd8758ddb2caa5 | Summarize the following news article. | No immediate reports of injuries after earthquake off Cayman Islands .
"There was quite a bit of shaking," says shop manager in George Town, Cayman Islands .
U.K. territory in Caribbean about 600 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti . | [
"(CNN) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off the Cayman Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 6.2-mile deep quake hit at 9:23 a.m. ET, 40 miles from George Town, Cayman Islands, the USGS reported. George Town, the capital, is on the western shore of Grand Cayman Island. There were no immediate re... |
fcca20f58f8ed4464aa694d34dc2fbba6a5d99d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Aid group says rape reports increase as fighting intensified .
Group surveys girls under 17 at various refugee camps .
Violence in eastern Congo has displaced an estimated 250,000 people . | [
"(CNN) -- The number of girls being raped has increased sharply since fighting intensified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a humanitarian group said Tuesday. A survey of children at refugee camps finds rapes of girls under age 17 are increasing. Also, the recent fighting between rebels and the Congo government... |
d5912630b5a04d85453e34bae7de3ec71b38580e | Summarize the following news article. | CNN asks experts about the meaning of French identity .
How will France stay competitive in the global market?
Watch the panel discuss these issues on Saturday 20: 1930 GMT, 2030 CET| 1430 ET . | [
"Fine wine, fashion, long lunches and secular laws -- the answer to what France is all about depends on who you ask. As part of CNN's special iList coverage of France, anchor Hala Gorani is hosting a panel on national identity in Paris as part of iList, CNN's series looking at France. Hala will speak to some of the... |
d22da5c151ad9d8ac0ff4cf6c860e4e87e108025 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Top two seeds Roddick and Verdasco reach final of SAP Open in San Jose .
World No. 2 Djokovic suffers shock defeat in semifinals of World Tennis Tournament .
Serbian beaten by Russian sixth seed Mikhail Youzhny in Rotterdam .
Youzhny, ranked 20th, will play world No. 8 Robin Soderling in Sunday's final . | [
"(CNN) -- World No. 2 Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by sixth seed Mikhail Youzhny in the semifinals of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Saturday. The Serbian, who had not played since Thursday after being handed a walkover in his quarterfinal, lost 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (8-6) to the Russian despite savi... |
ab58be1bc1499fd516876b6f2c0bf6a387faacad | Summarize the following news article. | Crew of three gets firsthand look at poverty, substance abuse in war-ravaged Liberia .
Women at local brothel tell of beatings by U.N. soldiers, child prostitution .
An ex-warlord who claims to have killed babies, cannibalized victims guides crew . | [
"Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where v... |
8bdcda7b7fe8290fbeb1d86112187faec8f8bbde | Summarize the following news article. | Atlanta native Thor Hesla, 45, died Monday in suicide bombing of Kabul hotel .
In e-mail to friends, he said Afghan capital had "astonishing beauty"
Memorials planned for U.S. contractor in D.C. and hometown of Atlanta .
Taliban claims attack which killed seven at hotel frequented by Westerners . | [
"(CNN) -- Friends and family planned a memorial service in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday for Thor Hesla, who died in Monday's attack on a luxury hotel in Afghanistan. Friends describe Thor Hesla as a \"passionate believer\" and \"larger than life.\" Hesla, 45, loved a game of ultimate Frisbee, a motorcycle ride and... |
b502101183c54935435b2f78c8797ef1ad61a793 | Summarize the following news article. | Flood waters in parts of England at 60-year highs .
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges more funds to tackle floods .
Tens of thousands of people without water and electricity .
Environment Agency issues nine severe flood warnings . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Nearly 150,000 homes were without drinking water Monday after the worst floodwaters in 60 years swamped large areas of western England. Flooding has caused widespread disruption across the country with further regions braced for more floods. British military and rescue workers battled to ... |
9136f6620ae82f738c1c405404e9c66834229cae | Summarize the following news article. | Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John speaks to CNN's Connect the World .
Star of hit musical "Grease" a prominent campaigner for breast cancer awareness .
Newton-John also a passionate advocate of rainforest protection . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- \"I had to be stitched into those pants,\" Olivia Newton-John recalls of the skin-tight black trousers she worn in the film \"Grease\". That fact will come as no surprise to the millions of people who have watched the iconic scene at the end of the smash hit film musical. \"But they were q... |
1ea5eaf46e02659579553d33b74f0f34c2b74c8f | Summarize the following news article. | Eurostar cancels Channel Tunnel train services due to freezing temperatures .
Temperatures plummet to 30-year lows in some parts of the UK .
Fuel supplies say no interruptions to gas supplies imminent despite record demand . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Europeans faced fresh winter misery Friday as plunging temperatures threw transport networks -- including the Channel Tunnel train service -- into chaos and dwindling cold weather resources raised concerns in a snow-blanketed Britain and other countries. Eurostar, which operates trains bet... |
ca25e52c93f565bc75e7f14fb8c5baa34fd4401c | Summarize the following news article. | Afghan women's rights are little better than under Taliban, report says .
Rights group says girls as young as seven are regularly raped .
United Nations calls for better protection for civilians . | [
"UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Rapes targeting girls as young as seven are on the increase in Afghanistan where conditions for women are little better than under the Taliban, the U.N. and rights groups say. Conditions for women are little better than they were under the hardline Taliban regime, the U.N. says. In its annu... |
162cde040bcb5ac87505211a2c95dbc4e393c95a | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Beck has been a photographer with Sports Illustrated for 24 years .
His assignment at the Winter Olympics: Shoot events at Cypress Mountain .
To prepare for shooting halfpipe, Beck and assistant went to several events beforehand .
Beck took 1,400 pictures in one day, not sure if any will make the magazine . | [
"West Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- It's more than two hours before snowboard practice begins, two hours before Robert Beck will take his first picture, and he is trudging up the steep icy slope that is one lip of the halfpipe. Temperatures are just above freezing on Cypress Mountain, and Beck, a Sports Illu... |
49474927b46aa9908a6bad7d000b7233f07e85c0 | Summarize the following news article. | Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho will be banned for the next three Serie A games .
It follows a 'handcuff' gesture made during the 0-0 draw with Sampdoria .
Leaders Inter had two players sent off in the first half of a stormy encounter . | [
"(CNN) -- Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho will be banned for the next three Italian Serie A games following a gesture he made during Saturday's controversial 0-0 draw against Sampdoria. League leaders Inter had two players sent off, while Sampdoria also had a man dismissed in a fiery encounter at the San Siro. Is y... |
b13462839d9d51180c727554b63279c4a7a529d0 | Summarize the following news article. | Emily Anderson recreates Alice Ramsey's 1909 coast-to-coast auto odyssey .
Both women made the journey from NYC to San Francisco in a 1909 Maxwell DA .
Passing trucks kicked up debris and wind around the open car during 30-day trip .
Anderson's Maxwell suffered many breakdowns and lots of people helped along the way . | [
"(CNN) -- In 1909, Alice Ramsey blazed a path across America's landscape and society. Millions of women have followed in her tracks, few more precisely than Emily Anderson exactly 100 years later. Anderson was the lead driver in a re-enactment last summer of Ramsey's journey, when she became the first woman to driv... |
c7c256dfc9b142b597da9017e20faa29e1a93649 | Summarize the following news article. | Police suspected key document -- permission signed by Haiti's PM -- was fake .
Women, U.S. officials deny it is fake; CNN's attempts to Haitian PM unsuccessful .
Case follows arrests of 10 U.S. missionaries .
Missionaries charged with trying to take children out of Haiti without legal authorization . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Six Haitian orphans, at the airport and on their way to new lives in the United States, had their destination changed at the last moment. Now they are at an orphanage, under the custody of the Haitian government, while the details of their departure are sorted out. Sarah Thacker, a ... |
a601d91327ba7e94a27253f435dcafa1a441a292 | Summarize the following news article. | Newspaper: "O No Canada" after loss hockey loss to U.S.
Olympic official: "Fool's paradise" to think Canada can catch U.S. now .
Many Canada fans call for replacement of veteran goalie Martin Brodeur . | [
"Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- The headline on the front page of The Province newspaper says it all Monday: \"Lost Weekend.\" For Canadians, who came into the Winter Olympics full of pride, the weekend was one that they want to forget but cannot. The biggest loss came Sunday evening when Canada's hockey tea... |
51be3f865c244f9a903bbe484d02518dd68d7bd9 | Summarize the following news article. | Legendary NYC restaurant Tavern on the Green to close its doors at end of year .
Destination for 500,000 people a year for anniversary's, birthdays, tourist visits .
Warner LeRoy spent $10 million on chandeliers, stained glass, mirrors in 1970s .
After bankruptcy, LeRoy family fighting with new lease-holders over Taver... | [
"New York (CNN) -- The legendary New York restaurant Tavern on the Green will close its doors after serving a last supper and hosting a New Year's party. The iconic spot on the western edge of Central Park will undergo major renovations under a new operator and may even retain its famous name, but to many patrons, ... |
8347596d0f26f69f2971501f872f1e05c8d78942 | Summarize the following news article. | Reputed leader of Los Zetas cartel in Mexico's Veracruz state reportedly in gunbattle .
Braulio Arellano Dominguez dies in firefight with authorities, attorney general says .
Los Zetas considered one of Mexico's most advanced and violent drug cartels . | [
"Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- The reputed leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Mexican state of Veracruz was killed in a gunbattle with federal authorities, the Mexican attorney general's office has said. Braulio Arellano Dominguez, also known as \"El Gonzo,\" \"Zeta 20\" or \"El Verdugo,\" was mortally wounded ... |
a3c5c973f947b742c8f8ff2273bc877a1387471a | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Larry Shaughnessy had assignment at Fort Hood in June .
Visit focused on efforts to help soldiers cope with stress, mental health problems .
Shaughnessy likens the Soldier Readiness Center to a busy DMV .
Watch a CNN investigation on the shootings at Saturday 8 p.m. ET on CNN TV . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- I was in the building at Fort Hood, Texas, in June where 43 people were shot this week. I was sent to Fort Hood along with CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr and videographer Phil Littleton. During our visit, we were in and out of several buildings. One of them is now a crime scene, a kil... |
e0a7485cffb94c88b6352df3d1ac916c8575e17f | Summarize the following news article. | The Fresh Tracks Café in Nelson, B.C. offers simple food at great prices .
The 3/4-mile trek to Solitude, Utah's Yurt at Solitude works up your appetite .
The Crystal Hut in Whistler, B.C. is known for its fluffy waffles . | [
"(Sunset) -- From urban epicurean retreats to snowy chalets accessed by snowmobile, these lofty restaurants will lift your spirits . Jump into a Sno-Cat and ride to Cloud 9 in Aspen. Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro . Aspen, Colorado . No need to be a skier to glimpse Aspen's best mountaintop views; just jump into a Sno-Ca... |
86467c7e50475cc038c1510540f8d097c9fbf6d3 | Summarize the following news article. | UK court prohibits publication of photos of Tiger Woods taken in certain circumstances .
Tiger Woods' petition does not acknowledge such photos exist .
Golfer in spotlight after car crash, allegations of affairs . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A British court has granted Tiger Woods an injunction prohibiting the publication of pictures of him taken or obtained in certain circumstances. The order prevents CNN saying what those circumstances are. The High Court in London issued the injunction Thursday afternoon, said the Schilling... |
b899c0dc531afb6e48785d97e51f3246685c0aa9 | Summarize the following news article. | "Revolutionary Road" story of two suburbanites wanting to break free .
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet give good performances .
Movie suffers from some glibness, but many parts cut through . | [
"(Entertainment Weekly) -- In the movies, \"the suburbs\" are never just a place. They're a state of mind, a mythology we all know in our bones. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio share a happy moment in \"Revolutionary Road.\" The myth goes something like this: The suburbs are comfortable, maybe even beautiful, bu... |
08078c19b9ecf03a47d7373df8685638dae2c80b | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Soledad O'Brien and her crew return to Port-au-Prince more than a month after quake .
At first, they see signs of optimism among the people .
A torrential rain and sharp aftershocks quickly squelch the new-found hope .
Misery continues to stalk people who are weary of battling nature's harsh realties . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- We had not been in Port-au-Prince in a month, not since those horrible days following the earthquake when the city looked like wreckage. The city seemed so upbeat when we arrived Saturday morning on one of the first flights in since commercial airlines resumed service. Musicians wear... |
45b1ebc2e515326ba01362fef53785f121f381bd | Summarize the following news article. | Obama stresses building foundation for future steps toward his agenda .
Republican win in Massachusetts could create split among Democrats .
Obama also faces gap between high hopes at his inauguration and reality now .
One expert says it's better for White House to take its lumps now, before midterm elections . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- He was talking about health care, but President Obama could have just as easily been summing up his entire first year when he made some blunt comments in a closed-door meeting with House Democrats last week. Democratic sources who were in the room say Obama, pressed by liberals angry about the ... |
49feb924a7a527fb600b4338c0eaf75c3baca871 | Summarize the following news article. | Wife blogs, husband tweets after earthquake strikes .
Troy, Tara Livesay are missionary couple with houseful of children .
Troy issues tweets from streets of Port-au-Prince .
Tara addresses emotions of disaster, pleads for prayers . | [
"(CNN) -- An American missionary family living in Haiti has been providing virtually nonstop reports about the devastation from Tuesday's earthquake and tracking down information on others serving there. \"There is no way to even begin to share the things we've heard and seen since 5 p.m. yesterday,\" Tara Livesay ... |
38f2de591afe70919374acef3f5fb8af00866b2d | Summarize the following news article. | Airline seat manufacturer accused of false test results, use of unapproved materials .
Problem affects 150,000 seats; government has ordered seats be fixed .
Koito Industries also ordered to establish quality-control measures . | [
"Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- The Japanese government has ordered repairs to seats aboard planes operating in several countries after accusing the manufacturer of falsifying safety test results. Koito Industries Ltd. falsified fire- and shock-resistance test results in the design and manufacturing of its aircraft seats, t... |
5d68469b06a733de29848b7c98a4ca98eaf0b818 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Fate of McQueen's fashion brand uncertain after designer's death .
McQueen, 40, found dead at London home on Thursday .
McQueen had reputation for controversy, earning him title "enfant terrible" | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The fashion world was Friday mourning the death of celebrated British designer Alexander McQueen as questions were raised over the future of his multi-million dollar luxury clothing brand. A day after McQueen was found dead in his London home, the 40-year-old's flagship store in the city w... |
54e0f46c79c0e8fdf41267ffbc347d6e6d1cfd44 | Summarize the following news article. | They say complicated electronics, not mechanical issue, are problem .
Toyota officials say they've found no evidence of electronic problems .
Some say automaker's tests are inadequate . | [
"College Park, Maryland (CNN) -- In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact. \"They are in a bit of a quandary,\" said Pecht, a professor at Maryland's Clark School o... |
adae926142087f52a0865e9a7f89fd07925f4aa0 | Summarize the following news article. | Mehmet Ali Agca severely wounded the pope in 1981 attack .
Pope John Paul II reportedly forgave Acga during a 1983 prison visit .
Agca was granted clemency by Italy, but jailed again for another killing . | [
"Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- The man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was released from prison in Turkey Monday, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported. Mehmet Ali Agca, now 52, severely wounded the pontiff in Rome's St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981. John Paul spent six hours on an operating table and survived. Fo... |
c9cb3b65f68f8b52d4bdb84a09bf86b9fa200121 | Summarize the following news article. | A new generation of skyscrapers are being planned for cities around the world .
Nakheel Tower and Kingdom City will reach over a kilometer in height .
In Paris, a law limiting building height has been overturned to allow skyscrapers .
In the U.S. the Chicago Spire and Freedom Tower have spectacular designs . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Saudi Prince and billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal says he will build the world's tallest building, planned to be over a kilometer (3,281 feet) high. The tower will be built in the Saudi town of Jeddah and will be part of a larger project that will cost $26.7 billion, (100 billion Saudi riy... |
b64e27ab24a091685acc6f89a0ebb1d639d13d69 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Massachusetts police department's '86 records don't dispute state report .
Amy Bishop, accused of killing colleagues in Alabama Friday, shot brother in '86, police say .
Bishop wasn't charged in 1986 shooting; mother told police it was an accident .
Bishop charged with killing three people, trying to kill three ot... | [
"(CNN) -- Previously missing police records on the 1986 shooting death of the brother of Alabama professor Amy Bishop -- accused of gunning down her colleagues last week -- have been found, and investigators said Tuesday they back a state police report that deemed the shooting an accident. The Braintree, Massachuse... |
17a017e49802648bb8ee1a76865769cc207710fd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mediaweek analyst predicts at least one among Leno, O'Brien and Fallon will leave .
NEW: Leno to host half-hour show starting at 11:35 p.m. ET; O'Brien moving to 12:05 a.m.
Leno's 10 p.m. show to go off the air next month when Winter Olympics start .
TV host moved to 10 p.m. slot in September; ratings have been lo... | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- NBC host Jay Leno is going back to late nights after a low-rated experiment in prime time, the network announced Sunday. Leno's prime-time talk show, which debuted in September, \"didn't meet affiliates' needs,\" said Jeff Gaspin, chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment.... |
7099e2a67594466621748f4144681e73309b0f54 | Summarize the following news article. | Bush designates 9 sites in 3 areas of central Pacific as marine national monuments .
Sites include Wake, Johnston, Palmyra, Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Marianas Islands .
Rose Atoll, Kingman Reef also designated; New areas cover 195,280 square miles .
New designations will expand protection to a 50 nautical mile area off t... | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate nine sites in three areas of the central Pacific as marine national monuments, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday. The new designated areas make up the largest area of ocean set aside for marine conservation in the world. The new areas m... |
d37047d6b24f8995c71ab98a70c1a797e1dd4953 | Summarize the following news article. | Judith Warner says common view is modern parents over-medicate kids for mental health .
But her research showed that most parents avoid meds, are sensitive to kids' suffering .
Kids' mental health issues not new; now better diagnosed, so seem newly prevalent, she says .
Warner: Real-life stories reflect parents' strugg... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The father's first comment, when he heard I was in his city to talk about a book I'd written about kids, mental health issues and medication, came loudly and fast: \"When my daughter was 10, my ex-wife and a psychiatrist called to try to get my permission to put her on Prozac. I refused,\" he s... |
661972ab9efd72cfc9e29c58734df485b6496bab | Summarize the following news article. | Visit by Indian PM Manmohan Singh is first state visit for Obama administration .
Singh to visit White House on Tuesday, attend state dinner Tuesday night .
Wednesday he'll meet with secretaries of state and defense . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama will welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for an official state visit Tuesday. The two leaders will discuss a range of global, regional and bilateral issues, the White House said. Those discussions are likely to center on Afghanistan, climate change and nuclear energy co... |
9de9e11517d6e3a438cadc5259031d48784996e4 | Summarize the following news article. | Robert Harding removes himself from consideration to lead TSA .
Harding admitted "making mistakes" in prior dealings as defense contractor .
Harding was Obama's second nominee to head the agency . | [
"(CNN) -- Maj. Gen. Robert Harding said Friday that, \"with deep regret,\" he has withdrawn his name from nomination to lead the Transportation Security Administration. \"This was a great honor, and I felt that I could bring some leadership, vision and intelligence expertise to that position,\" he said in a stateme... |
de82816d392e13a2b7dd4bb45d73c3ae18925b9c | Summarize the following news article. | Strong winds and rain from the powerful storm have left thousands without power.
Flood advisories were in effect Friday in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.
National Guard Bureau: At least 160 troops were deployed to assist in high-water areas .
Dominion Power: By early afternoon, at least 155,000 in Virginia had ... | [
"(CNN) -- Governors in three Eastern Seaboard states Friday called on National Guard troops to help evacuate people from flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida. Strong winds and rain from the powerful storm have left thousands without power. Ida lost momentum but not the ability to generate winds and... |
a59d8be4587fe2ddc57380a04643d005af1495ba | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Henry "Hank" Skinner .
Skinner, 47, was to be executed by lethal injection Wednesday .
He was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her two sons in 1993 in Pampa, Texas .
Skinner's attorneys say DNA testing of the evidence could establish his innocence . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution late Wednesday for a condemned Texas inmate who is requesting DNA testing of evidence in his case. The order was handed down less than an hour before Henry \"Hank\" Skinner, 47, was scheduled to be executed by injection for the New Year's ... |
4d97e4bd45ec26182bf99ea245762d7681d8e4c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Report summarizes 2 surveys of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan taken this year .
Results attributed to increased fighting in Afghanistan, less in Iraq .
Army hopes to increase number of mental health providers in the field . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Increased fighting in Afghanistan has caused a drop in morale among U.S. soldiers while the reduction in combat in Iraq has bolstered morale, according to a new U.S. Army report released Friday. The report summarizes two surveys of U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan taken earlier this year. ... |
0a4b2d4ea5fb0625e3e747525062f0a85345e4df | Summarize the following news article. | Less than week ahead of Haiti's Carnival celebration, revelry replaced with mourning .
Haitians have celebrated Carnival through dictatorships, military coups and bloodshed .
"I don't even remember when it is," Haiti official says about upcoming three-day festival . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- In the central plaza, there was once an orgy of music, street dancing and revelry unmatched by any other nation in the Americas, Haitians say. But where there was joy now sits a vast settlement of people left without loved ones, without homes, without life's belongings. Haitians hav... |
bee3a3c07d8b499437bf16f94361eedac9149780 | Summarize the following news article. | Evander Holyfield says he has held talks over a rematch with Mike Tyson .
Tyson was disqualified for biting off a chunk of Holyfield's ear in 1997 bout .
Holyfiield had taken world heavyweight title from Tyson in 1996 . | [
"LONDON, England -- Evander Holyfield has raised the prospect of a rematch of his infamous world heavyweight title fight with Mike Tyson despite both men being into their 40s. Holyfield (right) grimaces after being bitten by Tyson in their 1997 fight. Holyfield took Tyson's crown in an epic bout in 1996, but it was... |
8bce25de63c69c221f65be151fc55197c6265f77 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Tweets: "an 8 story building behind me is rubble," "the palace..it is destroyed"
Mom "described total destruction around her" to family, CNN commentor writes .
Tweet: "many dead bodies and injured," collapsed buildings in Haiti .
CNN monitoring message, tweets after quake in Haiti; messages have not been vetted . | [
"(CNN) -- CNN is monitoring tweets and other messages from people in Haiti and reports from those who said they have been in touch with friends and family. CNN has not been able to able to verify this material. What people on the ground in Haiti are saying on Twitter: . \"Felt that, loud and clear. We're in Cap Hai... |
8ebf7bc8ef6d99a2870c894ef6ead15a971b47d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Army Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli: "We must find ways to relieve some of this stress"
Admiral says suicides are the third leading cause of death in the Navy .
"Perceived stigma ... and dishonor of asking for help" is cited as part of problem .
Also blamed: Long deployments and lengthy separations from family . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An increase in the number of suicides among military personnel can be traced, in part, to a \"stressed and tired force\" made vulnerable by multiple deployments, a military leader said Wednesday. Long troop deployments in Iraq, above, and Afghanistan have been cited in the rise in military suic... |
315807c18d851e3c83dad870ff88fddc2a0d3902 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Portuguese military has dispatched five teams to help with search and rescue efforts .
NEW: Weather has substantially improved, civil protection official says .
Madeira hit by heavy downpours overnight, triggering mudslide that killed at least 38 .
Unknown number of people, perhaps dozens, are missing, official te... | [
"(CNN) -- At least 38 people have died in mudslides on the Portuguese island of Madeira, which was hit by heavy downpours overnight, an official told CNN on Saturday. Pedro Barbosa, the vice president of the Civil Protection Agency in Madeira, told CNN that an unknown number of people were missing -- perhaps dozens... |
036047b69d7ae954d5159a245254dd28ec1450da | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. ambassador: Haitian police represents "first line of law and order," then U.N. forces .
"U.S. forces are standing by to provide security as needed," ambassador adds .
National police chief says thousands of officers injured, killed or missing .
Police department is bring in troops from other parts of Haiti, police... | [
"(CNN) -- A crowd plunders buildings crumbled by last week's earthquake, hauling off water, food, candles and anything else recoverable. Suddenly, a pickup truck hauling a half dozen armed policemen squeals to a halt. The mob scatters as the police officers in military style camouflage fire shots in the air and app... |
3f1cfc29652c2294c514cff9fbf6f8d745238565 | Summarize the following news article. | Highest-level talks between U.S. and N. Korea since President Obama took office unfold in Pyongyang .
U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth will try to determine if North will return to six-party talks on its nuclear program .
U.S. officials maintain Bosworth does not know in advance Pyongyang's position .
North Korea's missile ... | [
"(CNN) -- The highest-level talks between the United States and North Korea since President Barack Obama took office unfolded Wednesday in Pyongyang, with a virtual lock-down on information. The top U.S. envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, is on a three-day visit for meetings to determine whether North Korea w... |
8918ac803c70e8610df6b712d9110f6b3bed34bd | Summarize the following news article. | Steny Hoyer: Some House Democrats reported threats or other incidents .
An aide to one Democrat said propane line on his brother's gas grill had been severed .
"Violence and threats are unacceptable," House Minority Leader John Boehner says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Democratic congressional leaders Wednesday demanded Republicans join them in condemning a spate of threats and vandalism that has followed Sunday's vote on a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system. More than 10 Democrats have reported trouble since the weekend vote, House Majority Lea... |
be759a36f3a1b791735e7b0ead902c23507567e9 | Summarize the following news article. | Twenty-member French team that arrived Sunday reaches aid site two days later .
French group co-leader cites frustration over lack of plane to take them to Haiti .
Doctors Without Borders complains of U.S. military flights getting top priority .
Earthquake damage closes seaport; hundreds of tons of aid sit at airport . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Anger boiled over on the streets of Haiti's capital Tuesday -- not just from residents who have gone a week without food and water, but from the people who are supposed to be providing it. Relief workers say help is not reaching many of the 2 million residents in Port-au-Prince who n... |
19b46fdb52a1e74c76526cdca978a8e49b39d446 | Summarize the following news article. | "Is This It" topped the 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade list compiled by a panel of musicians, producers, writers .
Released in 2001, "Is This It" was features hits such as "Last Night" and "Hard to Explain .
Libertines' debut "Up the Bracket" second and Primal Scream's "XTRMNTR" third . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The debut album by New York rock band The Strokes has been named \"album of the decade\" by influential British music magazine, NME. Released in 2001, \"Is This It\" topped the 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade list compiled by a panel of musicians, producers, writers and record label boss... |
55ae93ea1ce47fe46d8c7d917388a94d82dab75f | Summarize the following news article. | Pendergrass was known for ballads such as "Turn Off the Lights," and "Love TKO"
In 1982, Pendergrass was involved in a car accident that left him paralyzed .
His publicist said the singer died after a lengthy illness. He was 59 . | [
"(CNN) -- R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday evening, his former publicist said. He was 59. Pendergrass, known for smash love ballads such as \"Turn Off the Lights\" and \"Love TKO,\" died after a long illness, according to Lisa Barbaris, who described herself as a close friend and his last publicist. He d... |
5ecfe2df3427bfa102b9dff05b04e43dff80fd62 | Summarize the following news article. | Three people trapped in the ruins of the Caribbean Supermarket rescued earlier .
Rescue of Creole-speaking man and woman late Sunday brings total to five .
Unstable concrete slab had been standing between rescuers, those who were trapped .
Other rescue efforts across the capital have been made . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Five people were rescued Sunday from the rubble of a grocery store, officials told CNN, 24 hours after the effort to reach them began. Three of the people trapped in the ruins of the Caribbean Supermarket -- a man, a 13-year-old girl and a 50-year-old American woman -- were rescued ... |
1572706cdc9aad0d0d224f71d16d52313df2c14b | Summarize the following news article. | 47-year-old Virginia man charged with interfering with a flight crew .
Incident happened on AirTran Airways Flight 39 from Atlanta to San Francisco .
Flight attendants say passenger had five servings of wine, locked himself in bathroom . | [
"(CNN) -- A 47-year-old Virginia man was charged Monday with interfering with a flight crew during a flight last week in which he allegedly became intoxicated and unruly, leading authorities to scramble fighter jets and the pilot to make an emergency landing. The incident occurred Friday when Muhammad Abu Tahir, a ... |
081a955219cfe9c13dd5914ff146ab72d0bb4224 | Summarize the following news article. | Consumer group called for one-week beef boycott to try to lower prices .
Argentina Beef Industry Union president won't say if boycott responsible for likely price drop .
Price of beef has risen 40 percent to 50 percent since December, group says .
Industry chief tells news agency public demand for beef on decline . | [
"(CNN) -- Three days after a consumers' group called for a meat boycott, the head of Argentina's beef industry said Thursday prices will fall by week's end. Gustavo Valsangiacomo, president of the Argentina Beef Industry Union, declined to say the boycott was responsible for the price drop. But he acknowledged that... |
7db9975b2e4a1dc08a63b9a3b49e1df886eeceb1 | Summarize the following news article. | Laguna Beach, California, is about 50 miles south of Los Angeles .
Crowds thin out in Laguna Beach in the fall and winter months .
Art galleries, shops and secluded beach walks keep visitors entertained . | [
"(Sunset) -- Yes, I admit this wasn't the first time I'd forgotten an important event. Let's not get hung up on that. What's important is that I quickly and admirably redeemed myself. For a refreshing walk, try a sliver of the Laguna Beach coastline, about 50 miles south of Los Angeles. Once the florist came to del... |
e4348a410ac771c3d45169eb08d68d2e986e9037 | Summarize the following news article. | Venus Williams claims 42nd title of her career, defending Dubai Tennis Championship crown .
American third seed defeats Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3 7-5 in final .
Victory lifted Williams into 11th place on the all-time list above Justine Henin .
Maria Sharapova claims her first title of 2010, beating Sophia Arvids... | [
"(CNN) -- Venus Williams claimed the 42nd title of her glittering career as she successfully defended her Dubai Tennis Championship crown on Saturday. The American defeated fourth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3 7-5 in the final, having also won their only previous encounter at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The ... |
6248e7e3d86b03e290cc8e459d139efc98756793 | Summarize the following news article. | Miguel Cotto has one-pound weight advantage over Manny Pacquiao for big fight in Las Vegas .
Cotto is defending WBO Welterweight title against Filipino hero Pacquiao .
Pacman is aiming for world title at fifth different weight class . | [
"(CNN) -- WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will take a one-pound advantage over Filipino Manny Pacquiao into Saturday night's superfight in Las Vegas. Puerto Rico's Cotto weighed in at 145 pounds in front a 5,000 strong crowd at the MGM Grand Arena, with Pacquiao tipping the scales at 144 pounds. Pacquiao is ... |
131375bfec062ebf7e7a5c14762725df59c60c64 | Summarize the following news article. | The historic center of Warsaw is designated as a World Heritage site .
Statue of Frederic Chopin draws music lovers and pianists for outdoor concerts .
Much of Warsaw was destroyed during World War II, then faithfully restored .
Poland has been a member of the European Union since 2004 . | [
"WARSAW, Poland (CNN) -- In Poland, it's polite to bring flowers when you visit someone's home, so there's a flower shop on virtually every street corner in Warsaw. Crowds flock to Rynek Starego Miasta, Warsaw's Old Town Market Place. But the city is now realizing flower power on a bigger scale. There are buds and ... |
6211e86c43cd4f6aacc03d4f209ef057a1bac46e | Summarize the following news article. | Nearly two-thirds have moderate or great deal of confidence in president's handling of terrorism .
Majority in survey say full-body scanners should be used in airports .
Poll indicates no increase in overall concern about terrorism .
Findings come after Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. jet . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- In the wake of the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner, most Americans remain confident the Obama administration can protect the country from terrorism, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Monday also indicates the vast majority of America... |
1006e8e0a0ac590663632569a8b5a08e01af4a1e | Summarize the following news article. | Sam pictured in photograph being nursed by a firefighter during February fires .
Sam taken to Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter to heal from burns on her paws .
Paws healed but she developed ovarian cysts associated with chlamydia . | [
"(CNN) -- The raging wildfires that killed hundreds of Australians earlier this year could not kill Sam the Koala. The plight of Sam the Koala became a huge hit on video-sharing Web site YouTube. But an illness endemic in the country's koala population did. Sam, the 4-year-old Koala who became famous after he was i... |
e56abab1399320f8f79910819d5439dc0e8c28e5 | Summarize the following news article. | Trial was the third for defendants, homeless men initially known as "Liberty City 7"
Seven suspects were arrested in June 2006; five were convicted in May .
Suspected ringleader, Narseal Batiste, 35, was sentenced to 13½ years . | [
"Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Five Florida men convicted of plotting terrorist acts with al Qaeda were sentenced Friday to long prison terms, the Department of Justice announced. Seven suspects were arrested in June 2006 for allegedly conspiring to blow up buildings, including the 110-story Sears Tower, the nation's tal... |
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