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a0eb4b09b25ae30584c673d9269b5833cd34404a | Summarize the following news article. | 27th person added to list of suspects in killing of Hamas leader in Dubai hotel .
Dubai police chief "100 percent" sure Israeli intel unit is behind Hamas slaying .
Israel says only media reports link it to killing and there's no reason to blame Mossad .
Sources: Two of the suspects ultimately entered the United States... | [
"Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Another person has been added to the list of suspects in the January killing of a Hamas leader in a Dubai hotel, bringing the number of identified suspects to 27, two sources told CNN on Monday. Twenty-six of the 27 were carrying European and Australian passports, authorities h... |
ff45d24e84b23462bb16b3615b268b331c426cf1 | Summarize the following news article. | "There's energy in the air," Haitian-born man says .
Convoys, more police, aid, military presence on streets of Port-au-Prince .
More street vendors open; some banks scheduled to open Thursday .
Americans leaving by U.S. military transport aircraft, Cubans still waiting . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Haiti's capital seemed to spring back to life Wednesday, more than a week after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake flattened many parts of the city and killed tens of thousands. Electrical power was still out most places, but traffic lights were functioning and chaotic traffic clogged many ... |
3db7e0fe78ba51ce25389e4c896eadbddffdabf6 | Summarize the following news article. | Nations and agencies rushing to send aid to Haiti faced with problems in trying to deliver it .
Relief agencies coordinate efforts after "tripping over each other" after 2004 tsunami .
World Bank promises $100 million in emergency funds .
Movie stars, Major League Baseball, corporations making large donations . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- A large crane used to load and unload containers from cargo vessels, was bent, twisted and leaning toward the water at the main port for Haiti's capital city on Thursday. Roads leading toward the city from a dock normally used for offloading ships were impassable, buckled about 5 fee... |
eab4ae7e8bb692c2750d0090511eaaa987b5da00 | Summarize the following news article. | EMI, the music label that owns studios, says it's holding talks for revitalizing them .
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber had expressed interest in buying studios .
Beatles made studios famous with album "Abbey Road"
Much of Britain's best known music of 20 century has been recorded there . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- The iconic Abbey Road music studios made famous by the Beatles are not for sale, the music label that owns them said Sunday, after days of speculation that they were. It is seeking a partner to help pay for upgrades, according to Terra Firma, which controls EMI, owner of the recording stud... |
d338337902eeccc2461aafe5c26a1205bc90bff4 | Summarize the following news article. | Five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 17 people in Baghdad in 2007 .
Company says contractors came under attack, Iraqis call gunfire unprovoked .
Judge found case was built largely on "statements compelled under a threat of job loss"
Joe Biden said he is"disappointed" with the ruling, Justice Department wi... | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The United States plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 17 people in Baghdad in 2007, Vice President Joe Biden announced Saturday. Speaking at a joint appearance with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad, Biden ... |
45d907378dd9b4d5b8b73243be6fb2f3f9a705bb | Summarize the following news article. | Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro is a good spot for classic, straight-ahead jazz .
Tipitina's is a spacious, two-level club that attracts local and touring musicians .
Donna's Bar and Grill showcases a revolving cast of local greats . | [
"(Coastal Living) -- New Orleans without music? That's like Venice without canals -- and just as hard to imagine. Music weaves New Orleans' past with its present, and the infinite jazz variations -- from the ethereal warble of classic Dixieland to the tuba-powered street funk of brass bands -- serve as a soundtrack... |
187b5e97bb638a103b7a85629560876da49a77f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Haiti aid operation continues tradition of U.S. helping around the world, says Bob Greene .
He says there were criticisms of the speed of the aid .
Greene says that the response shows that Americans are eager to contribute and to help .
He says Americans can still aspire to be the hope of the world . | [
"(CNN) -- There was a phrase, or so we have long been told, that was heard in occupied Europe during World War II. It was often said as a whisper, the story goes. It had the sound of a prayer. The words were so simple, but to people who were feeling utterly abandoned and who needed help, those words meant so much. ... |
156c1832c9a0a5d91fed9a358b6eb65099051e99 | Summarize the following news article. | July riots between minority Uyghurs and Han Chinese left more than 200 dead .
Four sentenced to death were charged with "extremely serious crimes"
Another person sentenced to death but given two-year reprieve .
Others given varying jail sentences, including life imprisonment . | [
"A Chinese court has sentenced four people to death for their roles in last year's deadly riots in the western city of Urumqi, state media said Tuesday. The sentences for the defendants were to be carried out immediately. They were charged with \"extremely serious crimes,\" said state-run Xinjiang Daily. The newspa... |
db644ea33abe24467a9d1ced77013c2876495d6b | Summarize the following news article. | Michael Jordan buys controlling stake in Charlotte Bobcats franchise .
Jordan has been running team's basketball operations .
Businessman Robert Johnson had been looking to sell team . | [
"(CNN) -- Retired basketball icon Michael Jordan bought a majority share of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, officials said Saturday. Jordan, who was already a minority owner of the team, headed a group that bought a majority share of the team from businessman Robert Johnson, Johnson said in a statement. Johnson said h... |
78a80bdd9f59be763d8eacd23b648849a192a7ac | Summarize the following news article. | Iran's Ahmadinejad, Syria's Assad pledge mutual support .
U.S. recently sent ambassador to Syria for first time in five years .
Clinton interferes in the two nations' relations, Ahmadinejad says .
U.S. policy is contradictory, Assad says . | [
"(CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that a new Middle East -- one \"without Zionists and without colonialists\" -- was quickly emerging as regional bonds grow stronger by the day. The hard-line leader made the comments after a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Th... |
c9db4d5c35216fac8c1412795b32083025b44054 | Summarize the following news article. | Sachin Tendulkar becomes first player to score a double-century in 50-over cricket .
The 36-year-old smashes exactly 200 as India thrash South Africa by 153 runs .
He surpasses previous record of 194 jointly held by Saeed Anwar and Charles Coventry .
Tendulkar scores 46th ton in 442 one-day outings as India take unbeat... | [
"(CNN) -- Sachin Tendulkar confirmed his status as one of cricket's all-time great batsmen on Wednesday, adding the highest individual one-day international score to his list of world records. The 36-year-old became the first player to score a double-century in the 50-over format as India thrashed South Africa by 1... |
44a7d6e7ea502d099d7f0abf4789534e7203a575 | Summarize the following news article. | Rumors that Rosie O'Donnell, spouse Kelli Carpenter are splitting .
O'Donnell did not deny rumors to USA Today .
Publicist: Pair "are working through their issues"
Two were married in San Francisco in 2004 . | [
"(CNN) -- Rosie O'Donnell and spouse Kelli Carpenter \"are working through their issues\" and \"nothing else will be said\" about rumors the couple is splitting, according to O'Donnell's publicist. Rumors have been swirling that Kelli Carpenter, left, and Rosie O'Donnell are splitting. Online buzz about the Carpent... |
461d84c502451084e7e59a831046e60c7cea015f | Summarize the following news article. | American student Amanda Knox takes stand in well-publicized murder trial in Italy .
British student Meredith Kercher found dead in house shared with Knox in 2007 .
Prosecutors say they have evidence placing Knox, other defendants at scene .
Knox's former boyfriend, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, also faces murder charges ... | [
"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- American college student Amanda Knox told an Italian courtroom Friday that she was at the home of her boyfriend the night her roommate was killed two years ago, her attorney said. American college student Amanda Knox, 21, testifies Friday at her murder trial in Perugia, Italy. When she later... |
0cc7b2f94f5e1e81b6d885ccc48962d9d0b7dadc | Summarize the following news article. | Director Antoine Fuqua is filmmaker behind CNN's "From MLK to Today"
Fuqua discusses life, experiences with racism and the hope Barack Obama brings .
Fuqua, director of "Training Day," compares Obama with Denzel Washington .
Fuqua's latest feature-length project, "Brooklyn's Finest," screened at Sundance fest . | [
"HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Director Antoine Fuqua, the force behind films such as \"Training Day\" and \"Shooter,\" turned his focus to creating CNN's exclusive short film \"From MLK to Today,\" which airs at 7 p.m. ET Monday. Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua, 43, says he didn't believe he would see an African-American... |
8dae81cf15509ef6811f38591951781c1a4ab6d9 | Summarize the following news article. | Two aboard single-engine plane died; no one on the ground was hurt, FAA says .
FAA: Wreckage site is near airstrip, but pilot was headed to airport about 6 miles away .
Neighborhood residents can park private planes in hangars adjacent to their homes .
Residents of house not at home at time of crash; 3 dogs rescued . | [
"(CNN) -- Residents of a Belleville, Illinois, neighborhood were still shaken Monday after a small plane crashed the day before, killing two aboard and destroying a house. \"I think everybody is still in shock,\" said Deah Bischoff, who lives near the site of the crash. \"I think we're all just walking around and l... |
8b4a3349711f64e85ffedd3449425338e180c68f | Summarize the following news article. | Situation turns chaotic for 11 American volunteers at Maison De Lumiere Orphanage .
Shortages of food, water spark anger in people volunteers had been trying to help .
Volunteers are from Mission Viejo Christian Church in California . | [
"Mission Viejo, California (CNN) -- When Marty Kubicki received a text message that his wife, Aahmes, and two teenage daughters, Olivia and Alexis, were alive in Haiti, he was overwhelmed with relief. \"I felt like an enormous burden had been placed off me, but at the same time I knew that they were OK. I always fe... |
cfd9e7d662831ca55ad2c110466f6da8d89aaf8c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Mourners pack Dawn Brancheau's funeral at church in Chicago, Illinois .
The animal trainer died last week after whale dragged her underwater at SeaWorld .
Memorial services to be held later in Orlando, Florida . | [
"(CNN) -- Mourners packed into a church in Illinois Monday to remember a woman whose death made headlines worldwide. At the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago, a funeral was held for Dawn Brancheau, a SeaWorld trainer who died last week after a killer whale dragged her underwater at Shamu Stadium in Orland... |
337d31ddd8d0067850e3e8768e723b19746411b0 | Summarize the following news article. | More than 25,000 people expected at the International AIDS Conference .
Progress made in science, political will, funding, public health, expert says .
For every person put on therapy, 2 to 3 people are newly infected, he says .
Cure critical to attempts to contain the pandemic, he says . | [
"Editor's note: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, world-renowned HIV/AIDS researcher who has been on the forefront of battling the disease since it was discovered, previews his speech to this week's International AIDS Conference. Dr. Anthony Fauci is cautiously optimistic that eventually some AIDS/HIV patients will be cured. W... |
cf90902c49f82430835395e872aecb6d229543b1 | Summarize the following news article. | There's a 500 person per day limit on the historic Inca Trail .
Several more serene alternate treks can be booked mere days in advance .
For those seeking more of an adventure, Choquequirao is the ideal trek . | [
"(CNN) -- There was no space on the Inca Trail. \"Estás seguro?\" I pleaded with dormant Spanish, or \"Are you sure?\" in English. I was sitting face to face with the ninth Peruvian salesman that day to offer the same answer. He was positive. No space on the Inca Trail, entering Machu Picchu via the Sun Gate, but h... |
b22ef54847ecdb6d525cd4736c281f4422c97869 | Summarize the following news article. | Bishop T.D. Jakes: "I congratulate Sen. Obama on this historic accomplishment"
Jakes: "Not just a victory for African Americans, it is a victory for democracy"
Jakes: Nomination "proves that our country provides possibilities for all people"
Jakes congratulates "the country on this landmark event" | [
"Editor's note: Bishop T.D. Jakes is founder and senior pastor of The Potter's House of Dallas, Texas, a multiracial, nondenominational church with more than 50 outreach ministries. \"It is a victory for democracy that proves that our country provides possibilities for all people,\" writes Jakes. (CNN) -- Last nigh... |
86eec1c30e12a822d2dfe88fe55e00c9a3397756 | Summarize the following news article. | $2 billion being spent to clean up Hanford nuclear site in Washington State .
Hanford is the most contaminated nuclear site in W. hemisphere .
Stimulus funds creating jobs in and around the site . | [
"Hanford Nuclear Site, Washington (CNN) -- The federal government has set aside nearly $2 billion in stimulus funds to clean up Washington State's decommissioned Hanford nuclear site, once the center of the country's Cold War plutonium production. That is more stimulus funding than some entire states have received,... |
cedae16d02d44b4f3152e0b3497a55ed66825ad8 | Summarize the following news article. | Two-time world lawn bowls champion Gary Lawson banned from top-level competition .
Lawson also fined after being found guilty of match-fixing at tournament last year .
His New Zealand fours team was accused of deliberately losing to Thailand .
Canada complained that Kiwis had done so to earn a more favorable quarterfin... | [
"(CNN) -- A two-time world lawn bowls champion has been banned from top-level competition and fined after being found guilty of match-fixing. Gary Lawson, one of New Zealand's most successful bowlers with a joint-record 10 national titles, has been suspended for six months and fined $NZ5,000 ($3,500) following an i... |
35d22b9240d034815afd9fc03edd3a1dcf2df1ae | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Man who appeared to flee may just have been in a hurry, police say .
NEW: Police still seeking man, but search not being called big manhunt .
NEW: Passengers had to leave Terminal 2 for rescreening; about 100 flights affected .
Man left checkpoint after laptop bag tested positive for explosives . | [
"Berlin, Germany (CNN) -- A bomb scare that affected about 100 flights at Munich Airport in Germany on Wednesday may have been a false alarm, German police told CNN. Police launched a huge manhunt Wednesday after a passenger appeared to flee from security officers when his laptop computer bag tested positive for e... |
b610076d453f8389339e054ff020157491fa9218 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police name 37-year-old man as "person of interest"
NEW: Man has "extensive violent criminal history from Arkansas," police say .
Four police officers fatally shot in coffee shop near Tacoma, Washington .
One of the officers fought gunman, may have shot him, police say . | [
"Lakewood, Washington (CNN) -- Whoever fatally shot four police officers Sunday in a coffee shop outside Tacoma, Washington, may have been wounded by one of the victims, police said. Authorities are trying to determine who killed four Lakewood police officers in the shop in neighboring Parkland on Sunday morning. I... |
7a57d637c82f827ce35818844dc605690fedd822 | Summarize the following news article. | Mother says son was in Pakistan to get married, not plot attacks .
Her husband also arrested, she says .
Five young men reported missing from Virginia . | [
"Sargodha, Pakistan (CNN) -- The mother of one of the five young men arrested in Pakistan told CNN Thursday that her son was in that country to get married, not to plot terror attacks as Pakistani police have alleged. The FBI was in Pakistan on Thursday interrogating the men, who some U.S. and Pakistani law enforc... |
c8cdd37cae122afba3995273d6b0496ddeea656a | Summarize the following news article. | Australian has a history of wrapping racism in supposed humor .
Racial humor for a long time reflected official government policy .
Harry Connick Jr. right to slam 'blackface Jacksons' act on Australian TV .
To those Australians who still find such offensive skits funny: "The Joke is on you!" | [
"(CNN) -- That Australia is once again defending itself against claims of racism is not surprising. Harry Connick Jr. gave the comedy skit a zero mark. That the cause of the furor is a childish, inappropriate racial 'joke' is even less of a surprise. Australian popular culture has a long held an often embarrassing ... |
6215e369628ef593c7022b497ea4f219f40aad0a | Summarize the following news article. | Landis allegedly hacked into French anti-doping agency's computer system .
Oscar Pereiro of Spain inherited the 2006 title after Landis was disqualified .
French judge issued the warrant after the laboratory computer system was hacked . | [
"Paris, France (CNN) -- A French judge has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis for allegedly hacking into the computer system of the French anti-doping agency's laboratory, the agency's president said Tuesday. Investigating Judge Thomas Cassuto issued the warrant January 28 for the alleged hackin... |
bc26d232a56a758538880d9e5252f99c68c5ec19 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Some Catholic leaders condemn church hierarchy in wake of abuse scandal .
Cardinal says pope has support of the faithful, including 400,000 priests .
Cardinal Angelo Sodano spoke before Vatican's Easter Mass ceremony .
Pope's Easter message asks God's help with international crises, disasters . | [
"(CNN) -- In a rare move, a senior cardinal spoke before the pope's Easter Mass address at the Vatican on Sunday, saying the pontiff maintains the support of Catholics around the world \"who do not let themselves be influenced by the gossip.\" \"Today, with you are the cardinals from the Roman Curia, all the bishop... |
2c9525fcbffa27290adf8db125861349a50810e0 | Summarize the following news article. | Up to 50,000 protesters occupy commercial heart of the Thai capital .
Opposition "red shirts" demand that PM Abhisit dissolve parliament soon .
Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra say they will continue until demands are met . | [
"Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thousands of anti-government protesters defied an order Sunday to disperse from the capital's commercial center, but the government said it would use negotiation -- not force -- to get them to comply. Police estimated that as many as 50,000 members of the group United Front for Democracy... |
af18760a1eb9e77c776ddf1c9655210c93e28818 | Summarize the following news article. | Elizabeth Smart testifies against accused captor for first time .
Smart, now 21, was abducted from her bedroom at knife point at age 14 .
Brian Mitchell sings in court and is ordered removed .
Mitchell's defense says he's not competent to stand trial; prosecutors disagree . | [
"(CNN) -- Elizabeth Smart was not afraid to face Brian Mitchell in her first testimony detailing her 2002 abduction. Elizabeth Smart, now 21 and in college, testified that Brian Mitchell raped her daily. In fact, her father said, she wanted the man who allegedly kept her tethered to a tree in the Utah woods muzzled... |
c9181b9920f4dcfcee5ec4256a3b058fe61b4aa9 | Summarize the following news article. | Sandra Bullock's husband, Jesse James, was cited for vandalism .
Photographer Ulises Rios was cited for stalking James .
Rios recorded the March 25th incident .
City prosecutors will decide if the cases will be prosecuted . | [
"(CNN) -- Jesse James was cited for vandalism after an incident last week with a photographer near his Long Beach, California, motorcycle shop, police said. Celebrity photographer Ulises Rios also was cited for stalking James, Long Beach Police Sgt. Dina Zapalski said. Long Beach detectives were given a copy of the... |
9cfb6ef0e9c20914a72e175ffafee2380a825a2d | Summarize the following news article. | Storm in or on its way to Virginia, W. Virginia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas .
There is snow and ice in Nashville and north Georgia mountains .
Oklahoma City closes runways Friday afternoon with near zero visibility . | [
"(CNN) -- A major winter storm with heavy snow and ice was heading from Texas and Oklahoma to points east, with 8 to 10 inches of snow possible in some locales, the National Weather Service said Friday. Forecasters warned of large accumulations of ice in places such as the north Georgia mountains, causing hazardous... |
6bd4f1092ad4300cd578d173b27dcc5637592bf2 | Summarize the following news article. | Republicans energized after upset in Massachusetts .
"Republicans have the advantage of strong emotions," expert says .
GOP could hurt chances in midterms if primaries go to more extreme candidates, expert says .
Both parties need to clarify message, show why the other is wrong, psychologist says . | [
"(CNN) -- Democrats and Republicans woke up this week with a fresh perspective on the midterm elections. To many political observers, the election of Republican Scott Brown is a game changer. He overcame what at one point was a 30-point deficit to defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election to serve out th... |
af8bc13e436fbe803001973534c364c5f718ada5 | Summarize the following news article. | Tipping conventions overseas can be vastly different from those in the United States .
More people at a hotel will potentially need to be tipped than anywhere else .
Get small bills or coins from your hotel's front desk to make tipping easier . | [
"(Travel + Leisure) -- You're sitting in a hip Tokyo cafe, having a fish cake and sake. Your server has been especially attentive, so when the check arrives, you think nothing of pulling out some extra yen and leaving a healthy 20 percent tip. But suddenly things go horribly wrong: the server turns wide-eyed, becom... |
4494c7adde0a46836c4027b898240a06110498fa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Conan: Earthquake so powerful "it knocked Jay Leno's show from 10:00 to 11:35"
Leno: "I leave NBC prime time the same way I found it -- a complete disaster"
NBC is still negotiating contracts for Leno, Fallon, O'Brien .
Jerry Seinfeld: "Conan has the chance to destroy everybody" | [
"(CNN) -- Jay Leno pulled no punches on his show Monday night, the first since NBC confirmed the TV host was being kicked out of his low-rated 10 p.m. slot after just three months. \"Welcome to 'The Jay Leno Show.' As you know, we're not just a show anymore, we are now a collector's item,\" he said to open the show... |
f1a140e911740153fe4beacbf3a60581e560e6da | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Caution advised overnight because lower temperatures may freeze roads .
"This is amazing," CNN iReporter says of snowfall in Dallas-Fort Worth area .
Flights canceled in Atlanta; Dallas-Fort Worth gets 12.5'' of snow, a 24-hour record .
Are you snowed in? Send us your iReports to tell how you're staying warm and d... | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- In some parts of the South, Friday's rare snowfall didn't pack the punch anticipated, but it still forced the closure of schools and the cancellation of flights. Cities put emergency crews to work throughout much of the region while state offices and schools were shut down. An estimated 8... |
12d12765880728a5475840e64607ef61201be029 | Summarize the following news article. | Read Twitter feeds to stay up to date on the latest in Haiti .
Read CNN.com's complete special coverage of the Haiti earthquake .
iReport: Looking for loved ones . | [
"(CNN) -- Friday, January 22 . 10:37 p.m. -- CNN's Brian Todd reports on a fire at what is believed to be a textile factory in Port-au-Prince. Watch . 9:02 p.m. -- Israeli rescuers pulled a 22-year-old man from the ruins of a three-story building in Port-au-Prince on Friday, 10 days after the January 12 earthquake... |
2812c3e0daeb89d479e74026e68978004b92bba6 | Summarize the following news article. | The cause of the crash on Monday morning not immediately clear .
Official: 18 people dead, 162 people injured by crash .
News agency: Wounded treated at a sports center near the scene of the accident .
The crash has caused disruption to parts of the wider rail network in Europe . | [
"Halle, Belgium (CNN) -- At least 18 people died and 162 were hurt when two trains collided in Halle on Monday, a government spokeswoman said. The trains collided head-on at 8:30 a.m., the companies that run the Belgian railways and the train said. The cause of the accident is not known, according to the railway op... |
87c65d67b21868c33a8f10848eec8af0dc14bb19 | Summarize the following news article. | Internet connection in Myanmar has been cut off .
London-blogger vows to keep up the fight .
Woman on phone: "Who can help us?"
Student sent video to CNN because people "should know what is happening" | [
"(CNN) -- The Internet connection in Myanmar was cut Friday, limiting the free flow of information the nation's citizens were sharing with the world depicting the violent crackdown on monks and other peaceful demonstrators. Ko Htike runs his Myanmar blog out of his London apartment and says he's trying to stop the ... |
4708a933e98120b1156ab4d85a91da512ef1d20e | Summarize the following news article. | Gov. Tim Kaine asks victims' families to suggest corrections to report .
Families had asked him to reconvene Virginia Tech Review Panel .
They say report on 2007 shootings contains "grave errors"
Gunman killed 32 people on Virginia campus . | [
"(CNN) -- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine agreed Tuesday to review the report examining the deadly 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech and to correct any errors based on what has been learned since its publication. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 students and faculty members on April 16, 2007, then killed himself. Relatives of some of... |
19e286d2709f77d9432de8ac0d8ed2e300e357f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Indictment unsealed Monday charges former Guatemalan president with embezzlement .
Alfonso Portillo charged in U.S. court with alleged money-laundering scheme .
As of Sunday, authorities in Guatemala had not found Portillo . | [
"(CNN) -- Former President Alfonso Portillo of Guatemala faces money-laundering charges in the United States, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. The indictment charges Portillo with embezzling tens of millions of dollars in public funds, \"a portion of which he then laundered through bank accounts l... |
85d6f73515f697e7a594eeb85859a69b148f990d | Summarize the following news article. | Sam Worthington plays the role of Perseus in "Clash of the Titans."
The story of Perseus, the bastard son of Zeus who takes on the mighty Kraken .
There's no excuse for the film's abominable retro-fitted 3D . | [
"(CNN) -- There's never a bad time for a toga party, right? The story of Perseus -- the bastard son of Zeus who takes on the mighty Kraken -- will endure long after Louis Leterrier's enjoyably cheesy movie has been forgotten (or, inevitably, remade in 4D). But for now, and for young men especially, Leterrier's vers... |
406fb0c45dc9d7762d98822e8e07be7b121b886f | Summarize the following news article. | 60 "artfully concealed" illegal or prohibited items discovered in past year, TSA says .
No explosives have been detected by the machines .
Found items include drugs, knife, bottle of lotion bigger than allowed . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Full-body imaging machines that see through clothes have significantly improved security in airports where they are deployed, and have revealed more than 60 \"artfully concealed\" illegal or prohibited items in the past year, the Transportation Security Administration says. To date, no explosiv... |
57d7b006dde20a9c54247965087fec71243e9380 | Summarize the following news article. | Fire injures 3 at the Anacortes, Washington, refinery owned by Tesoro Corporation .
Cause of the blaze not immediately known .
Tesoro Corp. is refiner, marketer of petroleum products, says its Web site . | [
"(CNN) -- A fire at a refinery in Washington state killed four people and injured three, a spokeswoman for a medical center said Friday. The company that owns the refinery, the Tesoro Corp., earlier had announced three deaths from the fire. A fourth person, a 29-year-old woman, died from her injuries at Harborview ... |
99134603cf198d1cbdcee1f4f6332081e93a04a4 | Summarize the following news article. | French rescuers believe she'd been buried since the earthquake struck 15 days ago .
Girl was found in poor condition but was stable and talking .
It took six hours to extract her from the rubble .
It's believed that she had access to water in the bathroom of her house. | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- French rescuers in Haiti on Wednesday pulled from rubble a girl who they believe could have been trapped since the January 12 earthquake. The 16-year-old girl was found in poor condition but was stable and talking, French spokesman Marcel Orcel said. One of her legs may have been bro... |
53ffdb6b07de5622e4584768df7e584626c8682c | Summarize the following news article. | Support beams from his music school pinned legs, feet of blind violinist Romel Joseph .
Joseph was overwhelmed by hot air; his prayers answered with flow of cool air .
As he waited 18 hours for rescue, he played long violin concertos in his head .
Doctors worry fractured hand will end his playing days; Joseph believes ... | [
"(CNN) -- Blind violinist Romel Joseph laid in what he called his \"grave\" for 18 hours. The concrete support beams of his music school in Haiti pinned his legs and feet. Buried in the rubble of the five-story building, Romel realized he was trapped and would not be able to get out on his own. He was overwhelmed ... |
da3158cf668ca69a45e52b9096f76bd8ae8b1bef | Summarize the following news article. | Lionel Messi scores all four goals as Barcelona thrash Arsenal 4-1 at the Nou Camp .
Arsenal take the lead through Nicklas Bendtner before Barcelona fight back .
The result sees holders Barcelona through to the semifinals 6-3 on aggregate . | [
"(CNN) -- Lionel Messi produced a performance of stunning brilliance, scoring all four goals as holders Barcelona beat Arsenal 4-1 to reach the semifinals of the Champions League 6-3 on aggregate on Tuesday. Messi turned on the style in the Nou Camp with one of the most devastating individual displays the competiti... |
ef0c2e48be797d14b2678971907722fa384ce20c | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Roth is a scientist who is studying ways to put life into suspended animation .
In a TED Talk, he describes how his lab has put some organisms into a suspended state .
The animals are revived and appear to suffer no lasting damage, he says .
Such techniques may one day keep people from dying so they can get urgent... | [
"(CNN) -- \"Usually when I mention suspended animation people will flash me the Vulcan sign and laugh,\" says scientist Mark Roth. But he's not referring to the plot of a \"Star Trek\" episode. Roth is completely serious about using lessons he's learned from putting some organisms into suspended animation to help p... |
e1c60f8004fab51603b26b00b7391f08026cb337 | Summarize the following news article. | Children of slain civil rights leader decide to split contested money equally .
Settlement means siblings will avoid trial .
Bernice King, Martin Luther King III had accused brother of taking estate funds .
Dexter King, administrator of Martin Luther King Jr. estate, denied accusations . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The three surviving children of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. are moving forward after averting a public trial over the estates of their parents. Bernice King and her brothers Martin Luther King III and Dexter King will split money they have been fighting over. The settlement... |
82c64900c9892c51cf26bf2f8870342b0a8702ff | Summarize the following news article. | Iran may find it difficult to put a lid on the marking of Ashura this year .
It falls one week to the day after the death of Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri .
Montazeri, a key figure from the 1979 revolution, was an opponent of the current regime .
Ashura marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of Mohammed ... | [
"(CNN) -- Iran could see widespread protests this weekend, as a day of mourning for the most prominent cleric to oppose the regime coincides with the major Shiite holy day of Ashura. Iran -- whose regime exists as an explicitly Shiite Muslim leadership -- may find it politically and culturally difficult to put a li... |
c05f46ce74ae676f7d703d7affcd5a488537381a | Summarize the following news article. | Swedish Foreign Office: Diplot arrested in Iran during holy Muslim holiday .
Two news reports said diplomat was participating in protests .
Official: Arrest happened two weeks ago; diplomat held for 10 hours, then released . | [
"(CNN) -- A Swedish diplomat in Iran was arrested and accused of participating in Iranian protests during observances surrounding the Muslim holy day of Ashura, two semi-official news agencies reported Sunday, citing members of Iran's parliament. Sweden denies that the diplomat was involved in the protests. Swedis... |
b787c7608d67c47eb13719e5db5dedc0d34e0f96 | Summarize the following news article. | Iran's Intelligence Ministry compiles list of 60 groups it considers enemy agents .
Human Rights Watch, Brookings Institution, BBC, Voice of America on list .
Official urges Iranians to avoid any "unusual relations" with the groups . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry has compiled a list of 60 groups -- several based in the United States -- saying it considers them \"soft war\" agents against the country, Iranian media reported Monday. The semi-official Mehr news agency reported the following are on the list: . -- U.S. philanth... |
38770f62fc30d872b5c3f568f92844a8bbc50a56 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Both sides say they are in negotiations, have committee working on border dispute .
Well is in Maysan province, east of Amara, near Iranian border, officials say .
The two countries fought 8-year war that ended in 1988 with parts of border under dispute . | [
"Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Both Iraq and Iran stood their ground Saturday over the reported seizure of a southern Iraqi oil well by Iranian forces. Two days after Iraq said an Iranian \"armed group\" crossed the border into Iraq and seized the well, Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abawi said the occupation of well... |
7b40a01e9a18baf4506e6c06a13f3ca9190fb8c4 | Summarize the following news article. | Constance McMillen in news after school cancels prom; she wanted to bring girlfriend .
Support nationally shows in TV visits, prom offers, Facebook fans and scholarship .
At home, Mississippi high school senior deals with tensions, anxiety, "hostility"
Her and ACLU's fight inspires others, making her poster child for L... | [
"(CNN) -- Walking into school Wednesday morning was not easy for Constance McMillen. The last time she'd been there was March 11, the day after her Fulton, Mississippi, high school canceled prom rather than allow her to wear a tuxedo and attend with her girlfriend. She didn't assume last week's spring break would c... |
acdb89dc016809bfc294abfe0d14aebfdebf6a9a | Summarize the following news article. | Iran turmoil a hot topic on social media sites .
CNN's Iran Desk analyzing dozens of video posts .
Summary of latest trends on Twitter, Facebook . | [
"(CNN) -- Nearly a week after the bloody weekend crackdown on Iranian protesters, the issue is still generating thousands of posts on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. CNN's Iran desk is analyzing dozens of Internet videos of the violent demonstrations on Dec. 23-24 in which at least seven protesters were killed. Hun... |
50227492e5b7a0040d2c6582d28b06226f6f0dab | Summarize the following news article. | Lorelei Scarbro comes from a long line of coal miners; husband died of black lung .
She says Montcoal is grieving and terrified, but brave men still went to work after tragedy .
Scarbro fights for the rights of miners and tries to to stop mountaintop coal removal .
Scarbro: Massey Energy had violations and previous dea... | [
"Montcoal, West Virginia (CNN) -- I am West Virginia born and raised, and I come from a long line of coal miners. My father, grandfather, brothers, husband and son-in-law either are or were coal miners. My husband spent 35 years as an underground union coal miner and he died of black lung. I live near Coal River Mo... |
b3b2278feb614fc01e8ef06b52be0fe52adeab1b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network praises Obama's call for repeal .
NEW: Sen. John McCain says policy is "understood and predominantly supported" by servicemembers .
Military policy prohibits openly gays and lesbians from serving .
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman has called for the policy's repeal . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama said Wednesday night he will work with Congress and the military to repeal the \"don't ask, don't tell\" policy that bars gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces. Obama made the remark in his first State of the Union speech during a short litany of civil rights... |
da7d3229314912c5839a2c85cdce9da2d87b84b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Roger Federer loses to Tomas Berdych at Sony Ericsson Open fourth round in Miami.
Federer wastes a match point before losing deciding set on a tie-break.
Venus Williams beats Agnieszka Radwanska to advance to women's semifinals. | [
"(CNN) -- Roger Federer suffered a surprise defeat to Czech Tomas Berdych in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. The Swiss top seed was a long way from his best as Berdych edged a tight battle 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (8-6). Federer had a match point in the deciding tie-break but missed his chance with a ... |
f4d71f72c0e241bb4c1010295ebc466af407498d | Summarize the following news article. | Top Iranian opposition leaders call for February 11 protest, opposition Web site reports .
They called for people to take to the streets to demand their rights back as citizens of Iran .
Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi also met to discuss last week's executions .
The two executions followed mass trials of oppos... | [
"(CNN) -- Two top Iranian opposition leaders have called on supporters to protest on February 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, an opposition Web site reported. According to The Green Way Web site, a meeting took place Saturday between opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi at ... |
cb1f28c39af6de4c91679bfa1ce6ce1ba985b4f4 | Summarize the following news article. | Boys' school is one of few Yeshivas to focus on students with special learning needs .
MyYeshiva aims to help kids who are "stuck in the middle" but haven't given up .
School has had difficulty making mortgage payments, needs $500,000 . | [
"Cottage Grove, Minnesota (CNN) -- Unlike many other boys his age, 17-year-old Levi Dubov wakes up excited to go to class each day. \"There is no other place like this,\" he says, as he finishes up breakfast in his school's basement cafeteria. Dubov is talking about his Yeshiva school outside Minnesota's Twin Citie... |
bcdc0cea532ae156fabf9dfc85047aea1432d56c | Summarize the following news article. | Barbara Bush hospitalized in Houston after feeling ill for week, spokeswoman said .
Former first lady to undergo routine tests, hospitalization not considered serious .
Bush had open heart surgery last year . | [
"(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine tests, a spokeswoman said. \"Mrs Bush is in for some routine tests, not an emergency of any kind,\" said Jim Appleby, spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush. The former first lady was taken to Methodist Hospit... |
76f04a2f8b68a6aca560a7118eacff4020088537 | Summarize the following news article. | British professor recently wrote about what he calls "America the miserable"
Patrick Allitt says U.S. optimism has been "beaten out" of country in recent years .
Allitt says mood is like "Avatar," which showed Americans to be "greedy and incredibly violent" | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The optimism once held by many Americans has been \"beaten out\" of them amid a lagging economy, threat of terrorism and two ongoing wars, according to a professor at Emory University. \"All of those things ... have made people start to be much more doubtful than they used to be,\" says P... |
6da4e34b8dbd3f99eda0b32a56a2514f39765098 | Summarize the following news article. | 23-month-old Almariah Duque died Wednesday .
She had a transplant of her small intestine, pancreas and liver .
The hospital says an overdose of heparin may have contributed to her death .
Heparin is routinely used as an anticoagulant . | [
"(CNN) -- An overdose of a blood thinner may have contributed to the death of a Nebraska toddler, the Omaha hospital that treated her said Thursday. The Nebraska Medical Center is investigating the death Wednesday of 23-month-old Almariah Duque, said hospital spokesman Paul Baltes. The girl, who lived with her pare... |
688fedf691e47fc3ce1ea674a24222ba8be3247a | Summarize the following news article. | Head of IMF tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that a Marshall Plan for Haiti is needed .
Global leaders emphasize need for long-term, comprehensive plan .
Skeptics are concerned that only Haiti's elite will benefit .
Haitians say they must play a central role in rebuilding decisions . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Haitians have to be in the driver's seat as they try to rebuild their shattered country after last week's devastating earthquake, the head of the International Monetary Fund told CNN Friday. \"We can provide resources, but there must be ownership by the Haitians themselves and especi... |
fe1534a6e3c76d94e1a9df9f1d3efe92003266d5 | Summarize the following news article. | Kim Clijsters demolishes Venus Williams in final of Sony Ericsson Open in Miami .
Belgian beats American third seed 6-2 6-1 in only 58 minutes for 37th career title .
It was the 26-year-old's third triumph since returning last year after having a baby .
Williams had been seeking fourth Miami title but suffered first lo... | [
"(CNN) -- Kim Clijsters continued her successful return to tennis by demolishing American third seed Venus Williams in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Saturday. The Belgian, a former world No. 1 but seeded 14th for this event following her two-year absence from the women's circuit, will move up to 1... |
58bb2f0ea2c5a4693a6016fa59c9a1cccf19dff9 | Summarize the following news article. | Moving site of 9/11 trial from Manhattan under consideration, administration officials say .
New York lawmakers urging White House to re-examine plan to try terror suspects there .
Justice Department will make decision about any alternate sites, officials say .
Officials: Obama agrees with move to try Khalid Sheikh Moh... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Justice Department remained tightlipped Friday as criticism mounted over the decision to hold the the September 11 terrorist attack trial in a civilian court in lower Manhattan. Earlier, senior Obama administration officials confirmed that the White House is considering moving the site of t... |
d26372aa95e9f3a984acd540299939be4222ab3b | Summarize the following news article. | 9 family members, friend were in van driving to wedding in Iowa .
Tractor-trailer crossed median and hit van; its driver also died .
Two boys, age 3 and 5, survived . | [
"(CNN) -- Thousands of people gathered Tuesday in Marrowbone, Kentucky, to lay to rest nine people who were killed in a crash in central Kentucky last week. John and Sadie Esh were killed when a tractor-trailer crossed the median on Interstate 65 and smashed into their van as they traveled to Iowa for a wedding. Fo... |
97e66af8b19d2561d0ff5d5ab671cf874a9d35eb | Summarize the following news article. | Lloyd Paulson, 85, of Moorhead, Minnesota, refuses to sell his home to the city .
The city wants to build a levee in his neighborhood .
Volunteers staged a massive effort to rescue his home during last year's flooding . | [
"Moorhead, Minnesota (CNN) -- He's been there for 30 years, and 85-year-old Lloyd Paulson isn't moving anytime soon. But on his stretch of Rivershore Drive in this city just east of Fargo, North Dakota, he's essentially the only one. \"I want to go feet-first out of here,\" Paulson said from his living room, which ... |
873b92cb5aba5c3719a13f2271a79edad528219e | Summarize the following news article. | Study: Survivors of 1918 pandemic still have some immunity to that virus .
Researchers are working with CDC on antibody treatment .
Expert: Don't try to catch swine flu just to be immune to it later . | [
"(CNN) -- Roy Braswell was 9 years old when the flu pandemic of 1918 hit. Margaret Duchez, 94, sees some similarities to the 1918 situation, like the dozens of school closings. \"I know it's a bad feeling, 'cause I had it,\" said Braswell, 100, who now lives in Cobb County in Georgia. \"It makes you have headaches,... |
cf39c96124304ba43b1b93988b2e721957d52d61 | Summarize the following news article. | Grant Smith: "K2," sometimes called synthetic marijuana, should be regulated for safety .
But, he says, lawmakers must not duplicate costly, futile war against marijuana .
Criminalizing the treated herbal mix K2 will turn trade over to drug dealers, Smith writes .
Smith: Regulating K2 generates revenue, saves millions ... | [
"(CNN) -- The recent emergence in the United States of \"K2,\" sometimes called synthetic marijuana, is testing lawmakers to see if they've been paying attention to the failures of marijuana prohibition and will respond to K2 with enlightened policy. The first stories on K2, or \"Spice,\" broke out with headlines ... |
debf7a8d802dccca9e53ea829a29e4da047a36f0 | Summarize the following news article. | The CDC received a candidate vaccine virus for swine flu Friday .
CDC: Suitable viruses will hopefully be sent to manufacturers by end of next week .
In one vaccine method, viruses swap genes in egg .
Another technique uses reverse genetics instead of growing viruses in eggs . | [
"(CNN) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received a candidate vaccine virus for swine flu from one institution Friday, spokesman Thomas Skinner said in an e-mail. The CDC estimates more than 100,000 people have had swine flu in the United States. The CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hav... |
fec2fae644d958cba774eb3d693bb3a365b4ae52 | Summarize the following news article. | Harlem residents scamper to get out of the coyote's way Wednesday .
Coyote caught, tranquilized in Trinity Cemetery on 155th street and Broadway .
Speculation is coyote made its way to Harlem via Amtrak tracks or swam in Hudson . | [
"New York (CNN) -- One wily coyote traveled a bit too far from home, and its resulting adventure through Harlem had alarmed residents doing a double take and scampering to get out of its way Wednesday morning. Police say frightened New Yorkers reported the coyote sighting around 9:30 a.m., and an emergency service ... |
3631bfc8fc67513de8db6b7b03ceeb0d16242fe6 | Summarize the following news article. | Lights go out over Sydney Harbor as city launches Earth Hour .
650 communities in Philippines flip the switch .
Millions of homes and businesses were expected to join event .
Organizers hope event will send message on climate change to world leaders . | [
"(CNN) -- Lights went off across the world Saturday as millions of homes and businesses went dark for one hour in a symbolic gesture highlighting concerns over climate change. The lights go off Saturday at the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clock tower in central London. More than 2,800 cities and towns world... |
64cac9ad8fb586401dc04749fe86cc006a6fcd65 | Summarize the following news article. | Rescuer searched every day for a woman's husband and 4-year-old son in Haiti .
He believed father and son could be alive, that their bond could sustain them .
The response to a quake in his own country inspired him to assist in disasters .
His efforts ended not as he had hoped, but with the sight of more suffering . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- A sweet sadness blankets Hector Mendez's face, appropriate, perhaps, for a middle-age man who has seen suffering and miracles at once. Many other rescuers have left the Haitian capital, no hope left in their hearts 15 long days after the massive earthquake that ravaged this country ... |
2df3d6bce5ebfbabf86e24ef275e20916fd69c35 | Summarize the following news article. | Steve Williams says some think he should be fired for not preventing Woods' downfall .
"But I'm 100 percent telling you, I knew nothing, and that's that," he says in interview .
Wife defends him, says he wouldn't have been able to keep secret from her or Woods' wife .
Williams says he would not have kept scandal secret... | [
"(CNN) -- The man closest to Tiger Woods when he plays golf says he had no idea about the extramarital affairs that have sidelined Woods from the game. Steve Williams, Woods' caddy and confidant for nearly a decade, talked to New Zealand's TV3 about the scandal. \"I knew nothing,\" Williams said in an interview pos... |
3be2b8d72098d622df7f6f47c15749e8617b1988 | Summarize the following news article. | Many preachers tell followers not to lose faith .
Most Haitians don't feel abandoned by God, says one Hatian .
Voodoo is widely acknowledged but practiced only behind closed doors . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The steeple clock at Port-au-Prince's St. Pierre Catholic Church is stopped at 4:53, the hour at which a devastating earthquake struck Haiti nearly one week ago. The church gates were closed Sunday. The doors shuttered. But it seems Tuesday's quake has only strengthened the religious... |
468b5fd6f73d2d63ffbdfe35ffaa39993c2c3776 | Summarize the following news article. | Indian tennis player Sania Mirza to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik .
Union brings together two nuclear powers with years of bitter rivalry .
Mirza's short tennis skirts have drawn criticizm from Muslim groups in India . | [
"(CNN) -- Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has used her Twitter page to thank well-wishers following the announcement of her marriage to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik. The wedding, which will take place in April, brings together two nuclear powers historically divided by political and sporting rivalry. On Tuesday... |
3c38f3fc4d09884f9b55beb5beae59a9a74e9ff5 | Summarize the following news article. | Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) of the Niger Delta claims pipeline attack .
JRC said one of its units attacked and "exploded" the Tura manifold .
A spokesman for the Nigerian military said the attack failed .
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was approved for the role Tuesday . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- A previously unknown armed group said Friday it attacked a Nigerian oil pipeline this week on the first full day in office for Nigeria's new acting president. The attempt by the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) of the Niger Delta was not successful, a spokesman for the military said. But ... |
fc9668251f8a80840b03cd4b8c2a2e525c454e7d | Summarize the following news article. | Your chance to quiz the boss of global soccer, the head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter .
Blatter, president of FIFA since 1998, is leading body through fourth World Cup .
CNN will speak to Blatter in an exclusive interview in Zurich, on 29 March -- add your question . | [
"(CNN) -- Why is goal line technology not used by football? Is Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup a step in the right direction? Are the world's best players being asked to compete in too many global competitions? These are just some of the issues that may be puzzling you about the beautiful game. Well worry no... |
e338fbc0dd2ec72747364e6a5fa7b81198121602 | Summarize the following news article. | Taiwanese fishing vessel was held for 10 months off coast .
Vessel reports that all 28 crew members are safe .
Ship headed out to sea, being monitored by European naval forces . | [
"(CNN) -- A Taiwanese fishing vessel that was seized by pirates and anchored off the Somali coast for nearly 10 months was released Thursday night, the European Union Naval Force Somalia reported. The Win Far 161 was held off the coast of Harardheere until the pirates left the ship and allowed its commander to reta... |
4e76b009f06ca346ca51048e85153195f1d2b3c3 | Summarize the following news article. | Inside the Middle East is in Oman .
On deck with the captain of a historic recreation of a 9th century Omani spice ship .
Lebanese couturier Zuhair Murad explains how his home, Beirut, inspires his designs . | [
"(CNN) -- Host Zain Verjee takes viewers through Oman's diverse terrain -- sailing the seas in a sleek racing boat and driving through oasis towns en route to the rugged mountains of Jabal Al-Akhdar. Plus: . The 'Jewel of Muscat' Omanis' relationship with the sea goes back generations and sailors have traveled and ... |
4f7d3230d10a62f4afb1b066ad1f2926723723d7 | Summarize the following news article. | France, African Union condemn "unconstitutional" coup in Niger .
Niger military official Thursday announced suspension of all institutions .
President Mamadou Tandja is said to be detained in a military camp .
Gunshots heard around Niger's presidential palace Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- The French Foreign Ministry and a top African Union official have denounced a military coup in the west African nation of Niger. The ministry said France \"condemns all taking of power by nonconstitutional means\" and calls on people in Niger \"to show responsibility in the interest of the country,\" whic... |
43e8fa39e9e04acde13643101c2ce4595ff6a310 | Summarize the following news article. | Doctors arriving in Haiti learn there is no technology, no basic equipment .
Doctors created operating room with no surgical lights, oxygen, blood or ventilators .
After witnessing death of children, surgeons quicker to give permission to amputate . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Dr. Roberto Feliz and Dr. Hiba Georges were quickly jolted from the most modern of medical care in Boston, Massachusetts, to the most rudimentary of care when they flew to Haiti last week to work at a hospital housed in two tents run by the University of Miami. The doctors, who worke... |
67405c267c5bb2a8cf4d373e18ea7830f39f021a | Summarize the following news article. | Ron Paul: Stimulus hasn't boosted economy or staved off high unemployment .
He says economy suffered from overconsumption and a housing bubble .
He says stimulus seeks to reinflate bubble, takes money away from productive ventures .
Paul: Bailouts and stimulus are running up the national debt and harming the dollar . | [
"(CNN) -- A year after a nearly $800 billion stimulus package was passed, the U.S. economy still finds itself mired in mediocrity. Economic growth is stagnant, unemployment remains higher than almost any time since the Great Depression and millions of Americans are upset that trillions of taxpayer dollars have been... |
94c680aa440d91859abc0cdbf366bed43e5e4c01 | Summarize the following news article. | Baker says it received complaints about bad smell, taste .
Lemon Chalet Cremes are safe for consumers, they say .
Some oils improperly break down in cookies .
Girl Scout councils will receive replacement boxes . | [
"(CNN) -- Everyone has their favorite Girl Scout cookie: the popular Thin Mints, the coconuty caramel delight of the Samoas, the simple yet lovable Shortbreads. But for those who are eagerly running to their pantry to open a box of Lemon Chalet Cremes, a foul odor may dampen their cookie-eating experience. Little B... |
4918aa5c193879a0d1c6163d514ab46690c360c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Singer Rissi Palmer has had a Grammy acceptance speech ready since she was 12 .
Song off debut album made her the first black female to hit country charts in 20 years .
Palmer says her mother always loved country music and she likes telling stories .
Performer tells Atlanta students: "Anything you want to do, you can d... | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A sealed envelope awaits in Rissi Palmer's Bible. Country singer Rissi Palmer performs for students in an after-school program at Atlanta's Parkside Elementary. It's her Grammy acceptance speech, the one she wrote as a 12-year-old. She vowed not to open it until she could read it from the... |
497cd45c54d9985eed33141211fa412a559e60fc | Summarize the following news article. | Storm warnings and winter weather advisories issued for the Southeast .
AirTran Airways has canceled 69 flights into and out of Atlanta for Tuesday .
Delta Air Lines cancelled about 250 flights Tuesday . | [
"Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Some southern states were getting a second round of unseasonal snow Tuesday, prompting airlines to cancel flights and schools to close for the day. Parts of several southern states remained under a winter storm warning Tuesday, as a developing low-pressure system threatened to spread snow... |
d6c8f99aa0bfc2f24fab8e18fe4386beb9326227 | Summarize the following news article. | Soldier posted details about pending raid on Facebook, Israeli military says .
Commander canceled operation, fearing enemies might have learned about it .
Soldier sentenced to 10 days imprisonment, removed from his battalion . | [
"(CNN) -- The Israel Defense Forces called off a raid after one of its combat soldiers posted information about the operation, including the time and place, on Facebook, the IDF said Wednesday. \"On Wednesday, we are cleaning up (the village). Today - arrest. On Thursday, God willing, we will be home,\" the soldier... |
9d6d0bcc51c528938367c85f3750b846a31b92d1 | Summarize the following news article. | Britain's Labour Party suspends four senior MPs in cash-for-lobbying scandal .
Lawmakers were secretly filmed offering to sell their government influence .
Geoff Hoon, Patricia Hewitt, Stephen Byers, Margaret Moran not standing in election .
Politicians agreed to lobby government in exchange for thousands of pounds . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Britain's Labour Party suspended four members of Parliament -- including three former Cabinet ministers -- after they were secretly filmed offering to sell their government influence, the party said Tuesday. The party said it has launched an investigation of Geoff Hoon, Patricia Hewitt, St... |
acf681baa12bc964330935394a67f0782ade89f3 | Summarize the following news article. | NATO troops need 25-30 days to secure areas in Helmand province, UK general says .
Three more months needed to be sure insurgents stay out, says Maj. Gen. Nick Carter .
But Afghan offensive has reached "end of the beginning," he says . | [
"(CNN) -- It will take NATO-led military forces \"another 25 to 30 days to secure that which needs to be secured\" in Afghanistan's Helmand province, and a further three months after that to be sure insurgents are being kept out of the area, British Maj. Gen. Nick Carter said Thursday. But Operation Moshtarak has r... |
71d61570bde438f723cee703c249778e33e0836d | Summarize the following news article. | 2,000 soldiers, 1,500 police officers to be sent to quake zone .
Relief operations' efficiency is improving, secretary-general says .
World Food Programme hopes to reach 1 million people within a week .
Ban Ki-moon asks other relief groups to coordinate with U.N. | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- The United Nations Security Council has approved a proposal to send an additional 2,000 soldiers and 1,500 police officers to quake-ravaged Haiti, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. By its approval of the plan Monday, \"the council sends a clear signal: The world is with Haiti... |
3db235ae3bb61092becceceba756902b96072298 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Rachel Uchitel to New York Post: I met Woods only twice .
Nightclub hostess says tabloid allegations came from disgruntled acquaintance .
False rumor "must feel horrible" to Woods' wife, Uchitel says . | [
"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New York nightclub hostess identified by a supermarket tabloid as Tiger Woods' mistress has called allegations that she is romantically involved with the golf superstar false and \"ridiculous.\" In an interview published Tuesday, Rachel Uchitel told The New York Post that a disgruntled acquaint... |
3482a931f1af49a0cf52eaa1aad55f2395967b81 | Summarize the following news article. | Analysis: Many Democrats now realize public isn't particularly happy with their stewardship .
Wind is now at the Republicans' backs, and they may be able to put brakes on health bill .
Scott Brown's win gives GOP another case study in how to run successful campaign .
For President Obama, loss will likely force him to r... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Look no further than the two warning flares shot up from Virginia and New Hampshire Tuesday evening to understand how concerned Democrats are about the political consequences of losing the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat to Republican Scott Brown. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Virginia, called on his Democ... |
e5cb01303b489460ec84f105a509a12e199c7e83 | Summarize the following news article. | Bayern Munich return to top of German Bundesliga with 2-1 victory at title rivals Schalke .
Bavarians beat previous leaders despite having Hamit Altintop sent off late in first half .
Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen six points behind Bayern after losing at Eintracht Frankfurt .
Borussia Dortmund close on Leverkusen with ... | [
"(CNN) -- Bayern Munich capped a successful week by returning to the top of the German Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory away to title rivals Schalke on Saturday despite having a man sent off in the first half. Louis Van Gaal's team followed up the midweek Champions League victory over Manchester United with a win that... |
19c0571f45b295b89787f704f75f4a0d4430a935 | Summarize the following news article. | Quake survivors are waiting hours outside wire transfer businesses .
Banks have remained closed since the January 12 earthquake .
Basic groceries are easy to find, but people can't access their money to buy them .
Officials say provincial banks will likely open Friday; Port-au-Prince branches Saturday . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The longest and most visible lines in Haiti's capital are not for food, water or gas. They are for money. Earthquake survivors need cash and are waiting hours outside wire transfer businesses, including Western Union, that are starting to reopen. \"I have no money,\" 32-year-old Ande... |
105d15c4d8fd106208bca382ea70285cabd50e1a | Summarize the following news article. | Several comic book heroes have affected people in real life .
Superman battled the KKK in radio series "Clan of the Fiery Cross"
Something created in Spider-Man comic inspires device that keeps people out of jail .
And Donald Duck blocked a scientist from getting a patent . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- If you think comic book characters do amazing things in comic books, you won't believe what they can do off the page. For starters, Superman brought down the Ku Klux Klan, and Donald Duck raised ships from the ocean floor. 1. Superman defeats the Ku Klux Klan . In the 1940s, \"The Adventures of S... |
c7f12965d785783a98047fa77c2ce06730f3e027 | Summarize the following news article. | Chelsea move two points clear at the top of the English Premier League with vital victory .
London club defeat champions Manchester United in controversial match .
Didier Drogba's second-half goal put Chelsea 2-0 up but substitute striker was offside .
United hit back with goal by replacement Federico Macheda, who seem... | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea struck a major blow in the English Premier League title race with a controversial 2-1 victory over champions Manchester United on Saturday that put the London club two points clear at the top of the table with five matches to play. Carlo Ancelotti's team traveled to Old Trafford to face a side ree... |
44bcca7f794c9d786415eda744f5e2fcf4fadc73 | Summarize the following news article. | Portuguese club Benfica beat Liverpool 2-1 in their Europa League quarterfinal tie .
Fulham beat German champions Wolfsburg 2-1 .
All-Spanish tie between Valencia and Atletico Madrid ends 2-2 .
German club Hamburg beat Belgian side Standard Liege 2-1 . | [
"(CNN) -- English Premier League side Liverpool were beaten by two penalties in Lisbon as Benfica came from behind to grasp the advantage in their Europa League quarterfinal. The Portuguese club suffered a nightmare start when Daniel Agger put the visitors in front after just nine minutes with a neat back heel from... |
1c7ada95806bb66a7a64abf8709dfff7ba9db574 | Summarize the following news article. | Claire Danes was the one who wanted "My So-Called Life" to end .
Mischa Barton has never confirmed she wanted "The O.C." to kill off her character .
Heigl's publicist says she's leaving the show to spend more time with her daughter . | [
"(The Frisky) -- I know you are really, really upset -- but can you stop crying for a second so we can talk about the fact that Katherine Heigl is finally leaving \"Grey's Anatomy?\" Long overdue, as far as I'm concerned. She has been annoying me since day one. How bad can the job really be? Hmmm, let's see. You ge... |
ffca5e13cbf37bbc85ee1217fea64ba14c173798 | Summarize the following news article. | San Francisco's BART to pay daughter of man shot by officer .
Oscar Grant was shot in the back on New Year's Day 2009 .
Officer may have thought he was firing Taser; he faces murder charge .
Bystander's cell-phone video of incident widely seen on Internet, TV . | [
"San Francisco, California (CNN) -- Officials have agreed to pay $1.5 million to the daughter of a man fatally shot in the back by a transit police officer on New Year's Day 2009 in Oakland, California. A bystander's cell-phone video of the shooting on a transit platform was widely circulated on the Internet and on... |
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