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50f9936f3a27ace8c20ad0e3918ea4622c47df77 | Summarize the following news article. | Phil Mickelson hints at legal action after accusations of 'cheating' by fellow pro Scott McCarron .
World number two says he was 'publicly slandered' by McCarron's reported comments in San Francisco Chronicle .
Row has centered on Mickelson's use of a 20-year-old Ping-Eye 2 wedge .
Japan's Ryuji Imada leads Famers Insu... | [
"(CNN) -- An angry Phil Mickelson hinted at legal action for being accused of \"cheating\" by fellow PGA Tour professional Scott McCarron. The world number two carded a two-under 70 to be four shots behind third round leader Ryuji Imada at the Farmers Insurance Open, but for the second day in a row his post-round ... |
9f9d0ce3309e2e9c012b5b3c1de7d76a5089c026 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: More than 200,000 people died from quake, prime minister's office says .
President Clinton already serves as United Nations special envoy to Haiti .
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon charging him with overseeing aid efforts, reconstruction, as well .
Ban: "I cannot find any other better suited leader" | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon handed President Clinton additional responsibility Wednesday for earthquake-ravaged Haiti, charging him with overseeing aid efforts as well as reconstruction. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the impoverished nation January 12, devastating parts... |
0ecee0355d7598be0af73f8faa1bbf16b997f184 | Summarize the following news article. | Winter Games appearance comes only six years after first ski run on a dry slope .
Dream of taking part is similar to sending a Ghanaian "to the moon" says Acheampong .
34-year-old supports a charity which attempts to protect the rare snow leopard . | [
"(CNN) -- Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, or the \"Snow Leopard\" as he has been dubbed, is making his final preparations for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. A skier preparing to take part in the Games at this point in the calendar is not the most sensational news, until it is understood the 31-year-old grew up in Accr... |
932997de37060e9c84504abe9f061290a725b380 | Summarize the following news article. | Lance Corp. Joe Glenton jailed for nine months for refusing to fight .
Glenton told CNN he was not a conscientious objector .
27-year-old said conflict was not legitimate use of force . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A British soldier who went absent without leave rather than return to fight in Afghanistan was jailed Friday for nine months by a military court, officials said. A Ministry of Defence spokesman confirmed that Lance Corp. Joe Glenton had been convicted by a military judge at a court martial... |
78e15a1c0cf3f1195499781d41dd5a116ea6e04f | Summarize the following news article. | Columbus, Ohio, firefighter ties his two dogs in basement, shoots them .
David Santuomo dumped carcasses in firehouse trash bin .
He gets 90-day jail sentence, to be served 10 days at a time .
Fire division discipline could range from verbal reprimand to discharge . | [
"(CNN) -- An Ohio firefighter faces jail time and may lose his job for shooting his two dogs to death rather than pay to board them while he went on a cruise. Columbus, Ohio, firefighter David Santuomo shot his two dogs in his home's basement, prosecutors say. Columbus firefighter David P. Santuomo, 43, took Sloopy... |
61fb764572eb376860519e517bc884a61d1043a2 | Summarize the following news article. | Many earthquake victims were dumped in mass graves about 45 minutes northeast of capital .
Daniel Rouzier says "total lack of respect for the dead" is countercultural to Haiti .
Rouzier ordered equipment to dig fresh trenches, commissioned 5 metal crosses .
"I'm very grateful to be able to do this," says Rouzier, who o... | [
"Titanyan, Haiti (CNN) -- Daniel Rouzier clutched a mahogany rosary and a pair of latex gloves in his left hand, his face covered in a sterile mask. He watched intently as two front-end loaders clawed into piles of dirt and dumped it into freshly dug trenches. Arms, legs, entire bodies flailed and flew before reach... |
94999ae65f2abc6023879a3ddc775051bab6cc33 | Summarize the following news article. | Sixty others wounded after heavy fighting in Somalia's capital, journalists say .
Fighting comes after miliants tied to al Qaeda attacked areas held by Somali troops, peacekeepers .
Somali officials downplay offensive, calling it "small and careless" | [
"(CNN) -- At least 15 people have been killed and more wounded after a weekend of heavy fighting in Somalia's capital, journalists and a hospital spokeswoman said Monday. Artillery shelling from an area controlled by the government into an insurgent stronghold killed at least 15 and wounded 60 others Sunday in nort... |
b8464d3896163b82023c97a84d7a9697910ebcb8 | Summarize the following news article. | Five-year-old snatched by armed robbers while on holiday with family in Punjab .
Sahil Saeed, of Pakistani descent, was on a two-week vacation in Punjab .
Kidnappers have reportedly demanded a ransom of $118,000 . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The captors of a kidnapped 5-year-old British boy included someone who was close to the family, Pakistan's Interior Minister said Sunday. \"There is someone who is very close to the family because the way the situation happened; the way the entry was made,\" Minister Rehman Malik said.... |
f544861f1e665ab8366bd9946a552f5466b47136 | Summarize the following news article. | Bodies found in compound in southeast Afghanistan .
NATO: Two women and two men were shot "execution-style"
Bodies found hidden in a room after gunbattle .
Eight men held for questioning; authorities investigating . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Four people found dead in a southeastern Afghan compound appear to be victims of an honor killing, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday. The bodies were discovered during an operation by Afghan and NATO-led forces in Paktia province, a volatile region along the border of Pakis... |
4424c8580952975a3e367176a215c78711246bdd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Toyota will not issue recall on 2010 Prius models over braking issue .
Officials: Software glitch causes cars to move even if brakes are engaged .
Toyota is already under fire for issues surrounding sticking gas pedals in several vehicles . | [
"Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Without issuing a recall of its iconic Prius hybrid vehicles, Toyota said Thursday a software glitch is to blame for braking problems in the 2010 model. \"We would want to be given a little time,\" Hiro Yuki Yokoyama, Toyota's managing officer, said when reporters asked whether a recall was i... |
90311725eba83a7dccca75160048ba772c13c590 | Summarize the following news article. | Fighting occurs as U.S. readies military offensive in Helmand province .
U.S. offensive targets Taliban with influence stretching to Pakistan .
U.S. troops coming from 30,000 added by President Obama . | [
"KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Thirty-two Taliban insurgents and three Afghan soldiers were killed in fighting between security forces and militants in southern Afghanistan, a local government official told CNN Thursday. The violence took place on Wednesday in the Khushal Khan village of Nad Ali district in Helmand p... |
ca780d983e2d3abffb60d947401bc9c68ea49aab | Summarize the following news article. | Sen. Jay Rockefeller: "This is a rapacious industry that does what it wants"
Sen. Tom Harkin says health care system discriminates, segregates people .
President Obama tells Sen. John McCain: "We're not campaigning. The election is over"
GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander urges Democrats to scrap bills, start over on health care... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama and Republican and Democratic leaders engaged in a spirited but civil debate at a health care summit Thursday, finding agreement on some issues but appearing to find little common ground on how to move forward in a bipartisan way. \"I don't know, frankly, whether we can close th... |
dae39868917e856fdfeb01c66a1b96e21198bcb6 | Summarize the following news article. | President-elect proposes rebuilding roads, bridges, schools .
Plan would save or create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, Obama's office says .
Republicans and Democrats will need to work together, negotiate, he says . | [
"(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama offered an outline of his economic recovery plan Saturday, and jobs were the top priority. President-elect Barack Obama talks about his economic plan Saturday on a video on his Web site. American workers will rebuild the nation's roads and bridges, modernize its schools and cr... |
fb0d018732b3cab9584094a1f92f1464b4a19b22 | Summarize the following news article. | Turnover by Gordon Ramsay Holdings drops from $68M to $57M .
Pre-tax profits plummet by over $4.9M to $627,000 .
Over-ambitious expansion plans, restaurant closures blamed .
Ramsay currently owns nine restaurants in London . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Profits at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's British restaurants plunged by nearly 90 percent in the last 12 months. Gordon Ramsay has become as successful on television as he has been off-screen. Run by the Scottish-born chef and his father-in-law Chris Hutcheson, Gordon Ramsay Holdings repo... |
5ada6653703483f1c7872c943b50b92f9a462e47 | Summarize the following news article. | Idaho-based missionaries arrested for trying to move children across Haitian border .
Group admits children did not have passports needed to leave country .
Children from orphanages damaged in the quake, said church's Web site said . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans detained and accused of child trafficking in Haiti after they allegedly tried to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic insist their effort was an attempt to get the children to a shelter. But Haiti's prime minister said Sunday that the group was kidnapping the chi... |
4c93c82277dd72a2c5add3ff1591f7b54c52af00 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. President Barack Obama meets Chinese premier on final day of his visit to China .
Obama visited the Great Wall before flying to South Korea .
U.S., China agree to team up to fight climate change, create clean energy .
"China and the United States share extensive common interests," Hu says . | [
"Beijing, China (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama huddled with the Chinese premier Wednesday on the final day of his visit to China. Obama's meeting with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao took place at the Diaoyutai State Guest House, continuing a theme of cooperation between the two nations and development of mutual in... |
411d2bdea6aea00bd35cb21fe182351802586cf8 | Summarize the following news article. | Kings of Leon sold 5 million copies worldwide of CD "Only by the Night"
Group of brothers and cousin started out playing in church .
Now band is enjoying fruits of their labors, opening for U2, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam .
Many stories of fights "aren't true," one member says . | [
"WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- We halfway expect the four members of Kings of Leon to roll into Bar 1200 drunk and brawling, a burly tour manager leading them in by the scruff of their necks. Kings of Leon is a family affair, consisting of three brothers and their cousin. Instead, a uniformed valet ushers the... |
d040ba4790db1f0df134e61587cc7e223c5cf695 | Summarize the following news article. | Jason Hwang touts integrated health systems, which handle finances and care .
Hwang: They have incentive to keep patients healthy and avoid costly illnesses .
He writes that the best health care isn't a matter of private vs. public, but how it's organized .
Hwang says VA has a tightly integrated, high-quality health ca... | [
"(CNN) -- We have met the enemy, and he is us. Debate on health care reform has once again become a miserable exhibition of seemingly irreconcilable differences, which President Obama is trying to address in his health care summit. There is a path forward, and it starts with understanding that waiting for the gove... |
5ba92d1dc05a3b199e5b44e38c71610e0eefec39 | Summarize the following news article. | Some colleges have received or turned down donations with strange strings attached .
Heiress leaves $2.5 million to school that must find homes for her 150 dogs .
Donor's scholarships requires students to place flowers on his grave .
Swarthmore College could have received up to $3 million if it cut sports program . | [
"(Mental Floss) -- For most of us, college donations entail little more than occasionally dropping a small check in the mail after receiving repeated pleas for cash from our alma maters. Some people, though, tend to be a bit more individualistic with their generosity. Let's take a look at some of the quirkier donat... |
aa4345ce0b80fa426e13f86be3bfa3ed748bc64b | Summarize the following news article. | Ted Haggard's wife, Gayle, reveals why she stayed in wake of public scandal .
Ted Haggard, who admitted having sex with men, claims he no longer has same-sex urges .
Gayle Haggard: "I haven't doubted my faith in this process but I have redefined it" | [
"(CNN) -- The wife of former New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard said Thursday that she never considered divorce after she discovered her husband had sexual encounters with men. \"I knew that he was more than this struggle,\" Gayle Haggard said on CNN's \"Larry King Live\" while promoting her new book \"Why I Stayed... |
65c3e6426d03646f0611b4d9560c64ba1e9e3c43 | Summarize the following news article. | Pete Domenici is fourth Republican senator to announce his retirement .
Four other GOP senators face tough re-election fights next year .
Republicans hold 22 of the 34 Senate seats being contested in 2008 .
Democrats hold razor-thin majority in Senate, 51-49 . | [
"(CNN) -- Republicans' tough task of taking back control of the Senate next year now looks even tougher. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-New Mexico, says he will retire at the end of his term. Republican Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election. \"For the past 35 years my friends... |
e4a4d69aa0d9c6c4f6ec8cb5789132e268fb0119 | Summarize the following news article. | Three Navy SEALs accused of assaulting an Iraqi .
Iraqi suspected of orchestrating '04 killing, mutilation of four U.S. contractors .
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: "These men should be given medals, not prosecuted"
Congressmen say they have petitions signed by thousands supporting SEALs . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A trio of congressional Republicans passionately appealed to the Pentagon on Thursday to drop charges against three Navy SEALs accused of assaulting an Iraqi suspected of orchestrating the 2004 killing and mutilation of four U.S. contractors. Flanked by about a dozen retired Navy SEALs at a new... |
a1f6460dc520484c1d900924f322b106dc4b212f | Summarize the following news article. | Hakimullah Mehsud previously reported dead, buried .
He is "alive and he is our chief," Taliban spokesman Azim Tariq says .
Tariq: Mehsud remains in hiding because he is being targeted by U.S. drone attacks .
Pakistani and U.S. officials said they have been unable to confirm Mehsud's status . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is alive and remains in hiding, a spokesman for the group told CNN Thursday. \"Hakimullah Mehsud is alive and he is our chief,\" said spokesman Azim Tariq. \"All the reports regarding his death are propaganda.\" Tariq said Mehsud remains in h... |
99991366f0855c613a88b9c4a823429305d91d25 | Summarize the following news article. | Gary Coleman arrested in Utah County, Utah; actor had outstanding warrant .
Coleman could get out of jail by posting $1,725 bail, police say .
Police: Actor's home visited in response to civil disturbance call, but no criminal charges filed . | [
"(CNN) -- Former child actor Gary Coleman remained in a Utah jail Monday after being booked on an outstanding arrest warrant relating to a domestic violence case, authorities said. \"He's still our guest here,\" Utah County sheriff's spokesman Lt. Dennis Harris said Monday afternoon. Police visited Coleman's Santaq... |
ed724b52f3ba91dd1e266352220412dc196e9a44 | Summarize the following news article. | Supreme Court takes up First Amendment case involving Hillary Clinton movie .
Justices heard arguments over a 2008 documentary critical of then-candidate Clinton .
Court determining if "Hillary: The Movie" should have faced campaign finance laws .
The decision will determine whether political documentaries can be regul... | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The star of the show did not appear -- and the film in question was not shown -- but Hillary Clinton's big-screen moment was all the talk Tuesday at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is tackling a First Amendment case involving a movie about Hillary Clinton. The justices heard arguments in a... |
425bbe807265524353795158911b6a459df3f878 | Summarize the following news article. | Publicist does not say what Sheen is being treated for or the kind of facility he is entering .
Sheen will take time off from CBS series "Two and a Half Men" while in rehab, he says .
Announcement comes day after Sheen's wife switches rehab facilities . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actor Charlie Sheen checked into a rehab clinic \"as a preventive measure,\" his publicist said Tuesday. Sheen will \"take some time off\" from his acting job on the CBS series \"Two and a Half Men\" while he undergoes rehabilitation, publicist Stan Rosenfield said. In a joint stat... |
db83c83e7bbf1397514181c51fb2e76dc2351bba | Summarize the following news article. | Jean-Fritznel St. Claire and 3 friends clean up rubble of office building, load it into trucks .
Informal rebuilding worries teams of engineers studying damage from earthquake .
Engineer says many are using broken pieces of buildings as construction material .
"These things can just collapse all over again," engineer J... | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- In patches across the Haitian capital, many earthquake survivors are not waiting for an international clearing and rebuilding effort to begin. They are pulling out shovels, wood and cement to slowly repair and rebuild themselves. \"This is what we have to do now,\" Jean-Fritznel St. ... |
f330f9f019f997991f287682b2c16c8d44cde79e | Summarize the following news article. | Underground supper clubs started in food-centric cities like San Francisco .
Now there are more than 80 clubs up and running in the U.S.
Chefs operating out of their own kitchens without licenses to serve the public .
They have to keep the locales, and their own identities, under wraps . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- Last October, more than 40 people followed signs depicting a skull and crossbones, with a knife and fork in place of the bones, to a secluded Bavarian-style hunting lodge 30 minutes north of St. Louis. An Entre dinner party was hosted in a Missouri hunting lodge. The attendees didn't have any id... |
00ca161ba34c2a37c4dbe0bf1fa85d6dece7d77f | Summarize the following news article. | Anil Dash says Internet was designed to endure disasters, free up communication .
Dash: If Web's goal is decentralization, why was Twitter crash so disabling for many?
Dash reminds us that social networks come and go; remember when AOL ruled?
Web users should take charge of their own communication efforts, Dash urges . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Decades ago, when the Department of Defense was creating the predecessor to today's Internet, one of the main goals was to create a communications system that could endure catastrophic disasters. The Internet was designed to have no central point of failure, allowing anyone to run his or her own ... |
6d71b9e40f7ff65144ee082485b1aac25b4e508b | Summarize the following news article. | Newburgh, New York, is being considered as a potential site for 9/11 trial .
"We've got nothing to lose," says Mayor Nick Valentine .
County official: "I don't want to be known as the terrorist capital of the world"
Newburgh made headlines last summer after authorities say they foiled a terror plot . | [
"(CNN) -- Newburgh, New York, was a main military headquarters for George Washington during the American Revolution. More recently, authorities say, it was the birthplace of a foiled terrorist plot. If Mayor Nick Valentine gets his way, the town of 30,000 will host the terror trial of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid... |
44729f5ff58648385ab0713829223900338ada70 | Summarize the following news article. | University suspends student who admits hanging noose in library .
Hundreds attend campus rally to oppose racial intolerance .
Incident comes weeks after Black History Month was mocked in off-campus party . | [
"(CNN) -- The University of California San Diego has suspended a student who admitted to hanging a noose in a campus library, school officials announced Friday. \"We are feeling real pain, and we will take real action,\" said UCSD chancellor Marye Anne Fox told reporters. \"The safety of our students, faculty, and ... |
b7b468a712daf42a9eb34cb7d0927f6b6cdffc38 | Summarize the following news article. | Their homes destroyed, many Haitians living in ramshackle tent cities .
People living there fear rape, robbery and other criminal activity .
National Police Chief Mario Andresol says tent cities pose his biggest challenge .
In addition to security concerns, people in tent cities want for food and medicine . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- In the best of times, the Champs de Mars square in downtown Port-au-Prince was an awe-inspiring sight for Haitians. The broad boulevard was home to the majestic presidential palace, the seat of the country's power and prestige. Not anymore. The century-old gleaming white palace is in... |
8fc4d637121a31d4205bef26e4452ae8da832587 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Four soldiers, four children among the dead, a doctor says .
Attack comes a day after three deadly attacks in Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta .
Lahore attack targeted crowded market, killing 54 and wounding more than 150 . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A blast hit near a building housing Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, in the eastern city of Multan on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others, police said. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint, said Jamshed Akram of the city police. Four soldiers an... |
c25036daffe955431b9667058a53a77c57368565 | Summarize the following news article. | Judge had approved an agreement allowing the donation of the suit .
Smithsonian says it had never been contacted about whether it wanted O.J. Simpson's suit .
Simpson's former sports agent, Mike Gilbert, has possession of the suit .
O.J. Simpson was acquitted in slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The venerable Smithsonian Institution, often dubbed \"America's Attic,\" said no Tuesday to adding a piece of 1990s history to its collections. A day earlier, a California judge approved an agreement to donate the brownish-green suit O.J. Simpson wore the day in 1995 that he was ac... |
025a6bb299c1c6e1c8632e2b601e5a937ed2cba2 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Orange County, New York, leader: Don't move trial here .
Officials: President, Justice Department considering moving 9/11 trial from New York City .
New York mayor concerned about costs and disruption of holding the trial in city .
New York police: Cost to the city would be more than $200 million per year . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- No decision has been made on whether to change the current plan to hold the September 11 terrorist attack trial in a civilian court in lower Manhattan, White House officials said Sunday. Last week, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other politicians expressed concern over the costs and disru... |
357c6e390fb6a6f40b21ac2f4c50aa8174d8f184 | Summarize the following news article. | Three bodies trapped in a crushed taxi set ablaze in Port-au-Prince's central plaza .
Odor had been unbearable; bodies had been decomposing since January 12 earthquake .
Disposal trucks never arrived to take bodies away, bystanders say . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- The scene was horrific, the stench unmistakable. Sadly, it was nothing new here. But because it unfolded so many days after the earthquake that took at least 112,000 lives, it was shocking. Three bodies trapped in a crushed taxi. A man, two women. Set ablaze. Even for those who have... |
42b0c81719150f6e41695e3a5c1204c1411a1400 | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony Sowell is suspected in the killings of 11 women in Cleveland, Ohio .
Sowell faces 85 charges, including murder, rape and kidnapping .
Sowell served 15 years in prison for a 1989 attempted rape and was released in 2005 . | [
"(CNN) -- A man suspected in the killings of 11 women, whose remains were found in his Ohio home, is due in court Wednesday morning. Human remains were discovered at the Cleveland home of Anthony Sowell in October and November. Sowell, 50, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in December. He could face the deat... |
432d07d34217b6a1189ddc6dc3eec952547de689 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Town hall participants give warm reception to small-business lending fund plan .
NEW: They also ask about education, energy, government openness, health care .
Plan would lend TARP money to community banks that boost small-business loans .
Obama carried New Hampshire in 2008 general election, but support may be sl... | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama took his renewed jobs push beyond the Washington beltway again Tuesday, heading to the politically critical state of New Hampshire for a town hall meeting. The president used the event to spotlight his call for a $30 billion investment in a new small-business lending fund. Obama's initiati... |
523c7856ad114c1a6d1f61970a4c1863048097e7 | Summarize the following news article. | Obama to call for partial freeze on discretionary spending .
Freeze could help put Obama back in the political center .
Some Republicans say it doesn't do enough; some Dems say it goes too far .
Watch coverage Wednesday night at 7:30 on CNN.com and 8 on CNN TV . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama's proposed spending freeze could help him recapture the favor of centrist voters, but critics blast the move as nothing more than political posturing. The president is expected to call for a partial, three-year freeze on discretionary spending in his State of the Union address Wednesday, a... |
3888f9b7bc153ad8cb0b226d713abfe5b855bb15 | Summarize the following news article. | Star of TLC's "18 Kids and Counting" rushed to the hospital .
Was airlifted to Arkansas in fear of pregnancy problems .
A gallstone turned out to be the cause of pain .
Duggar resting well and pregnancy is in good shape . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Michelle Duggar, star of TLC's \"18 Kids and Counting,\" was rushed to an Arkansas hospital over the weekend -- but her pregnancy with Baby No. 19, not due until spring, wasn't the reason for her dash to the doctor. \"This weekend, Michelle Duggar was admitted to an Arkansas hospital due to gallbla... |
5fd1ef0a9996ac92554baff2e33ef2764082854e | Summarize the following news article. | President Alan Garcia left Singapore on the eve of the APEC summit .
Air force officer was accused of spying for Chile, Peru's foreign minister said .
A suspect is "in the hands of the judicial power in Peru," foreign minister said .
Chilean spokeswoman dismissed espionage allegations: "Chile does not spy" | [
"(CNN) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia left Singapore on the eve of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit after reports surfaced that an air force officer was accused of spying for the Chilean government, Peru's foreign minister said Saturday. \"We do consider, from the information that have received, tha... |
3feff270778530157a580b00bb49876c3ca76808 | Summarize the following news article. | Dorice Moore says she helped manage Abraham Shakespeare's lottery winnings .
Shakespeare's remains were recently found buried under concrete slab .
Authorities: Moore tried to convince Shakespeare's family that he was still alive . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a lottery millionaire, whose body was found buried under recently added concrete at a home, authorities said. Dorice Donegan Moore, 37, was arrested Tuesday evening on charges of accessory after the fact regarding a first-degree murder in t... |
f24611c99357abc87e37a6ce296b8e8f8e20b48e | Summarize the following news article. | Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index measures perceived levels of public sector corruption .
Survey found that lowest-scoring countries were fragile, unstable and scarred by war or long-standing conflicts .
Somalia topped the list as most corrupt, while New Zealand ranked highest at the other... | [
"(CNN) -- War-plagued Somalia, with its crumbling government infrastructure, is the world's most corrupt country, according to a global survey by the international watchdog Transparency International. The group's annual Corruption Perception Index measures perceived levels of public sector corruption. As was the ca... |
e0396d3dd17ed72825805cab305fd9596b73b78c | Summarize the following news article. | Five inmates tried to escape from Texas prison, officials say .
Inmates had just attended church service moments before escape attempt .
Prison guards later opened fire on inmates, wounding three . | [
"(CNN) -- Three inmates were shot and wounded by guards Friday during an escape attempt at a Livingston, Texas, prison, officials said. The incident started about 9 p.m. (10 p.m. ET) when inmates were leaving a church service at a gymnasium in the prison, said Jason Clark, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Cr... |
69522327bc384b058b32e9dfb4157f9290967069 | Summarize the following news article. | Maria Lauterbach wanted to spend career in Marines, she says in video .
Lauterbach accused fellow Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean of rape .
Laurean faces murder charges in Lauterbach's death .
Marines should have transferred Lauterbach to another base, her mother says . | [
"DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) -- Early on, Maria Lauterbach knew exactly what she wanted to do in life. Dressed in her high school soccer uniform, Maria Lauterbach said she wanted to be a Marine, then a cop. \"After high school, I am going into the Marines,\" a smiling Lauterbach, dressed in her high school soccer uniform, s... |
9959d5f17a48185bd414664eed172d1b76cf5b26 | Summarize the following news article. | Artistically inclined Custom Hotel guests can borrow art supplies .
Bungalows and villas at the Los Feliz Lodge have stocked kitchens .
Hollywood Heights Hotel is within three blocks of the Walk of Fame . | [
"(Budget Travel) -- Whatever your vibe, one of these new hotels will fit the bill. Hotel Erwin overlooks the hopping Venice Beach boardwalk. VENICE BEACH . Hotel Erwin . Surf and skate culture inspired the decor in the hotel's 81 rooms and 38 suites. Graffiti-style art covers the doors, and safety-yellow metal part... |
f6f871862fc7e0fb2cfcac49cd676e9fd8680898 | Summarize the following news article. | Gaga is a worldwide pop icon thanks to hits such as "Poker Face"
Promoting HIV and AIDS awareness along with singer Cyndi Lauper .
Lauper says she does not know if the pair will collaborate with Madonna .
Gaga: If you're in the public eye you're a role model whether you want to be or not . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- Lady Gaga has paid tribute to pop icon Cyndi Lauper as they join forces to raise HIV and AIDS awareness among women. Gaga and Lauper told CNN's \"Connect The World\" women \"need to put their foot down\" in the bedroom. \"Cyndi is a lot of my inspiration,\" Gaga said, before relating how s... |
c58d61054fb268acbc3bcd66b86b8dd1c71bb260 | Summarize the following news article. | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed in February .
Preliminary report finds stimulus plan saved 250,000 education jobs .
States have restored nearly all education budget shortfalls for 2009-10, report says .
Some states in trouble with feds for using money to fill gaps, not on required goals . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Creating and saving jobs while boosting investment in the future are among the top goals of the Obama administration's $787 billion economic stimulus plan. President Obama chats with students at a Silver Spring, Maryland, elementary school this week. And according to a preliminary report on sti... |
d739b2dc9706a287f3404374cd8580d920153b85 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: At least 48 people die in the violence in Madagascar, official says .
After two days of violence and looting, relative calms settles over country .
Further violence looms as anti-government protesters gather .
United States is calling for calm and pushing for dialogue between sides . | [
"(CNN) -- After two days of violence and looting that claimed the lives of at least 48 people, relative calm settled over Madagascar Wednesday. But the possibility of further violence loomed as anti-government protesters gathered in a central square, vowing future demonstrations. At least 48 people were killed duri... |
93801a7cda946e996a3dd149b641842bdb1b7fe1 | Summarize the following news article. | Brother and sister team is representing Israel in ice dancing .
Roman and Alexandra Zaretsky hope to inspire kids in Israel to take up the sport .
Born in Belarus, they moved to Israel, but came to U.S. for better training facilities .
They were 22nd at the 2006 games but feel they can do better in Vancouver . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A country with a Mediterranean climate and sparse snowfall, Israel is seldom considered a viable competitor in winter sports. So when Roman Zaretsky and his sister Alexandra take the ice in Vancouver on Friday, they will be skating for more than just a medal. The ice dancing pair hope to show the... |
667a96cff257704c8bbc847d6117498115673e23 | Summarize the following news article. | Columnist describes Draper of "Mad Men" as fun to watch but not date .
An inability to "turn it off" in romantic moments is frustrating, columnist says .
Women who know the deepness of a Don Draper man are a threat, she writes .
"Mad Men" fan says Draper's misbehavior is covered up by his kind acts . | [
"(The Frisky) -- There's no question that I find Don Draper sexy. If I lived in \"Mad Men\" land for a day, I would totally make out with him on his Sterling-Cooper purchased desk. In real life? Not so much. At least not anymore. Don Draper of \"Mad Men\" is a complicated man underneath a confident exterior, column... |
ea7951204d5ac92c311b7230a82e376897218800 | Summarize the following news article. | Taylor Swift wins album of the year, four Grammys total .
Beyonce wins six Grammys, including song of the year .
Jackson children Prince Michael and Paris accept lifetime achievement award .
Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" wins record of the year . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The most memorable moment of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday may be the onstage appearance of Michael Jackson's two eldest children to accept their father's lifetime achievement award. \"To all his songs, his message was simple, love,\" 12-year-old Prince Michael said. \"We... |
43c1d2363ec97b39d658539806bdef6d2d148201 | Summarize the following news article. | Apple upgraded its iPod Nano with a video camera, not its iPod Touch .
Nano's video camera is a direct challenge to Flip's tiny, no-zoom camcorder .
Nano has an FM radio with live pausing, rewinding and ability to tag tracks in iTunes .
Perhaps Apple is putting the Touch on a two-year update plan like the iPhone . | [
"(WIRED) -- Apple's decision to not include a camera in the new iPod Touch is somewhat surprising. After all, there is already a perfect camera for the job, and it sits inside the iPhone. By not adding a camera to its iPod Touch, Apple may boost sales of its iPod Nano. That Apple included a video camera inside the ... |
bafa8f8ec1d51721fe68470baa47d52047a862be | Summarize the following news article. | Democrat Martha Coakley concedes to Republican Scott Brown .
President Obama "frustrated" by Massachusetts Senate race, aide says .
Good turnout expected as Massachusetts votes to fill Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat .
Democrats would lose filibuster-proof majority in Senate with Brown win . | [
"Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Republican Scott Brown won a major upset victory in Tuesday's special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by liberal Democrat Ted Kennedy. Brown defeated Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate. Brown's victory made real the once unthinkab... |
a610bc6ef8f3dd13e00152ce7cce00df611647ef | Summarize the following news article. | Coroner says natural causes related to diabetes caused death of Casey Johnson .
Coroner: Socialite died of a serious complication of untreated diabetes .
The 30-year-old had a high-profile relationship with reality TV star Tila Tequila . | [
"Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Casey Johnson, heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, died of natural causes related to diabetes, the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday. The 30-year-old socialite was found dead at a friend's home January 4, authorities said. Johnson was one of the great-great-granddaught... |
7efb6533e22074cc005c706077ff4473f88e222c | Summarize the following news article. | Testosterone found in wrestler Chris Benoit's body, officials said .
Xanax and other drugs found in his wife, Georgia ME says .
Benoit is believed to have killed his wife and son in June, then killed himself . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Investigators found testosterone, painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs in the body of professional wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son last month before hanging himself in his Atlanta home, a medical examiner said Tuesday. Investigators found steroids in the body of pro wrest... |
dc6310b54ac655d9a9f6fd419ffeac7344be9912 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: House Minority Leader John Boehner says the day "went very well"
President Obama says stimulus plan saved jobs in GOP districts .
Obama says some Republicans acted as if health care plan was "some Bolshevik plot"
Obama says Democrats, Republicans both are to blame for "sour climate" on Capitol Hill . | [
"Baltimore, Maryland (CNN) -- President Obama and House GOP leaders promised greater efforts to step back from the partisan brink Friday, acknowledging that Washington's toxic political climate has made it increasingly tough to tackle major problems. The pledge was immediately called into question, however, as the ... |
7fcb5b40408d10a538bd53ddf9bc167453cf84c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Facebook page to draft John Mellencamp for Senate wins 7,000 members in 16 days .
Organizer excited by movement's momentum; group plans statewide rallies .
Mellencamp's longtime publicist says it's not a "crazy idea"
Indiana Democratic officials say Mellencamp can't run unless he declares . | [
"(CNN) -- To hear leaders of the \"Draft John Mellencamp for Senate!\" Facebook group tell it, this is a story about \"insider\" politicians, \"street-level voters\" and whether a likeable rock star with strong grass-roots appeal will run for the U.S. Senate. The \"movement,\" as the group calls it, was born less t... |
12bc5f3ed2b37637ee41c3372cb30c17e05c3980 | Summarize the following news article. | Jarred Harrell, 24, faces 29 counts of possessing of child pornography .
Police want to question him the death of Somer Thompson, 7 .
Police in Florida have not said why they want to talk with Harrell .
Thompson was abducted in October; her body was found in a Georgia landfill . | [
"(CNN) -- A man authorities want to question in the slaying of a 7-year-old girl, whose body was dumped in a landfill, appeared in a Florida court Wednesday on child pornography charges after being extradited from Mississippi. Jarred Harrell, 24, faces 29 counts of possession of child pornography in Clay County, Fl... |
9c83c36d22a5d0ec9c3c9b720f429e131bcead63 | Summarize the following news article. | Aafia Siddiqui convicted of attempted murder, armed assault on U.S. officers .
Prosecutors said Siddiqui shot at officers while being held in Afghan facility in 2008 .
Siddiqui had been sought for several years for suspected ties to al Qaeda .
"This is a verdict from Israel, not America," Siddiqui says after verdict . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui was convicted Wednesday of attempting to kill Americans in Afghanistan in 2008. The jury found Siddiqui guilty of seven counts, including attempted murder and armed assault on U.S. officers. The Manhattan jury began deliberations Monday afternoon and sent a... |
f7fc41084d05ee2bd3f57908f145350c439241d9 | Summarize the following news article. | K2 or Spice, when smoked, gives users a marijuana-like high .
Danger of products is the unregulated nature of their production and makeup .
Side effects include heart palpitations, respiratory issues, panic attacks, hallucinations .
Kansas has banned K2; many other states are considering similar laws . | [
"(CNN) -- The latest trend at teen parties isn't warm beer or prescription medicines pilfered from parents' medicine cabinets. Instead, increasing numbers of youths are turning to an herb-based product to get high, and unlike marijuana, it's perfectly legal. It's known as K2 or Spice, a synthetic substance that, wh... |
b17cfe7b41b4e7c7df4e2a7a824566a5de137f91 | Summarize the following news article. | Male driver, 27, tells police model Naomi Campbell struck him in back of neck .
Police say she left scene of alleged assault on Manhattan's East Side on foot .
Police say they would like to question her but don't know her whereabouts .
Campbell spokesman: "There is more to the story than meets the eye" | [
"New York (CNN) -- A driver for Naomi Campbell told police that he was assaulted by the supermodel Tuesday, according to the New York Police Department. NYPD Deputy Commission of Public Information Paul Brown said Campbell left the scene of the alleged assault on Manhattan's East Side on foot. He said police were i... |
be97f5feac7e19072f8730c76089d9db05a37621 | Summarize the following news article. | Prosecutors described trial involving Brian Thomas as a "unique case"
Thomas killed wife during a bad dream while pair was vacationing in 2008 .
Judge described Thomas as a "decent man and devoted husband" | [
"London, England (CNN) -- A British man who strangled his wife in his sleep while dreaming that she was an intruder walked free from court Friday after the case against him was withdrawn, prosecutors said. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service requested that the case against Brian Thomas, who killed wife Christine wh... |
53bbeb039a69281171ed341b0785ac998d9b4106 | Summarize the following news article. | Watchdog report says competitive bidding could have reduced costs .
Standard power wheelchair costs Medicare $4,018 to lease .
Same wheelchair costs $1,048 for suppliers to buy, report says .
Industry says competitive bidding would reduce patient choice, increase costs . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Power-driven wheelchairs are costing Medicare and its beneficiaries nearly four times what suppliers pay for them, and competitive bidding could have reduced those costs, according to an inspector general's report released Wednesday. Competitive bidding would have cut costs on a standard power ... |
39a985defa4dbdbd8e0111143b2bcde8e3132e0a | Summarize the following news article. | Remains buried five feet below recently added concrete in Plant City, Florida .
Police: Leads in missing lottery winner case led them to area they expected body to be .
Abraham Shakespeare disappeared two years after he won $31 million .
"It's painfully obvious he didn't get there by himself," sheriff says . | [
"(CNN) -- Human remains found buried under recently added concrete at a home in Plant City, Florida, are likely those of missing lottery millionaire Abraham Shakespeare, police said Thursday. Deputies made the discovery after a tip came in, suggesting investigators would find a body near a home in Plant City, accor... |
90d5477e40d68da9433e44d344b75e0e88642d25 | Summarize the following news article. | Americans are being challenged to consider their use of "R-word" or "retard"
Attention comes just before campaign: Spread the Word to End the Word .
Obama's Tonight Show gig included off-the-cuff reference to Special Olympics .
Special Olympics president and CEO calls all the attention a "teachable moment" | [
"(CNN) -- An unexpected and sudden spotlight on the Special Olympics, an organization that for more than 40 years has served and honored those with intellectual disabilities, comes less than two weeks before the nonprofit launches a new campaign: Spread the Word to the End the Word. Special Olympics is running a ca... |
5b109080af4696025f42dbb86413a6fbc6504882 | Summarize the following news article. | President has called on Congress to repeal policy on gays in military .
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will discuss Pentagon's plan at Tuesday hearing .
Issues include cost of implementation, benefits for gay spouses, potential hate crimes . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates will unveil the Pentagon's plan to prepare for repealing the controversial \"don't ask, don't tell\" law regarding gay soldiers at a committee hearing Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said. \"The Defense Department leadership is actively working on an implementation ... |
d055ccddddd468c972629cb4b2853164118c8897 | Summarize the following news article. | Daniel Sonnex, Nigel Farmer convicted of killing Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez .
Also found guilty of arson, false imprisonment and burglary .
Bodies found in burned-out London flat last July after "frenzied, brutal attack"
Investigators initially believed the two French students died in a fire . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two British men were convicted Thursday of torturing and killing two French students in London last June, London's Metropolitan Police said. Gabriel Ferez (left) and Laurent Bonomo were graduate biochemistry students at London's Imperial College. Nigel Farmer, 34, and Daniel \"Dano\" Sonne... |
05657b871694c3a5b31a0fc63746ef382b31e32c | Summarize the following news article. | 10 Americans charged with kidnapping, criminal association .
Missionaries denied bail because kidnapping charges involve children .
Missionaries say they were trying to help children leave country .
Haitian government says group was trying to kidnap children . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans detained last week while trying to take 33 Haitian children out of the country were charged Thursday with kidnapping children and criminal association, a government official said. Information Minister Marie Laurence Lassegue's announcement came shortly after the five me... |
8cf7023053fa7e9cf32a85657a8ba3518f5b3023 | Summarize the following news article. | Police "trying to cover all our bases" at Anthony Sowell's childhood home .
Sowell has been charged with killing 11 women, all found in or around current home .
Sowell indicted Tuesday on 85 criminal counts, including murder, rape, kidnapping . | [
"(CNN) -- Authorities in Cleveland, Ohio, brought in cadaver dogs Wednesday to search the childhood home of a registered sex offender accused in the deaths of 11 women. \"We're just trying to cover all our bases,\" said Scott Wilson, spokesman for the FBI, which is assisting local detectives in the case. Anthony So... |
5f51494feb701b10198c27382e883fe69efd0122 | Summarize the following news article. | Aafia Siddiqui is charged with shooting at U.S. officers while she was in Afghan custody .
She had bomb-making instructions, notes on attack in U.S., indictment says .
Siddiqui, a U.S.-educated neuroscientist, had been sought by F.B.I. for years .
She was extradited to U.S. from Afghanistan in 2008 to face trial . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A jury has begun deliberating in the case of a Pakistani scientist accused of trying to kill U.S. officers. The jury began deliberating Monday in the trial of Aafia Siddiqui, who is charged with attempted murder and assault for allegedly shooting at U.S. officers while she was in Afghan custody. ... |
70ecb4b2a279fd8714c9acf7ec2eadee2508eb02 | Summarize the following news article. | Plan is one of five Middle Class Task Force recommendations .
White House to also propose limits to a student's federal loan payments .
Automatic workplace IRAs, retirement savings protections, elder care also to be addressed . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- President Obama proposed nearly doubling the child care tax credit for middle-class families Monday, the latest administration initiative meant to reassure Americans nervous about the slow pace of the economic recovery. The proposal is one of five new recommendations from the president's Middle... |
a5b7dbdb44d4d005c7214647f55d7898019bf9f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Canadians celebrate Olympic gold-medal win in men's ice hockey .
Win caps off historic Olympics for host nation just hours before closing ceremonies .
Witness to jubilation: Canadians "clanging cowbells and screaming like madmen"
In host city of Vancouver and in Toronto, happy throngs pour into streets . | [
"Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- Thousands of Canadians turned the streets of Vancouver into rivers of red on Sunday in jubilant celebration of the country's Olympic gold-medal win in men's ice hockey. Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime, with national hero Sidney Crosby scoring the winning goal ... |
e96269690a770bc141ea464850e1c9355e34079f | Summarize the following news article. | There were more celebrity breakups in 2009 than there were deaths .
One lesson: You aren't going to love the same guy at 30 that you did at 13 .
Sometimes a size gap can't be overcome, writer learns from Christina Ricci . | [
"(The Frisky) -- The new year is a time for taking stock, a time for looking back and learning as well as looking ahead towards a richer future, secure in knowing that the lessons we've learned this past year will help us lead a better life in the next. Obviously, there is no better source for these life lessons th... |
a3adfa70856f0a8a7cc14b27a078387b7635d21f | Summarize the following news article. | "Couples Retreat" stars, was co-written by Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau .
Plot concerns couples who head for a vacation in Bora Bora, issues in tow .
Movie offers some nice scenery, but it's lazy with the laughs and plot .
Most of the movie focuses on male half of couples . | [
"(CNN) -- Remember \"You're money, baby\"? Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau making the L.A. bar scene in \"Swingers\" back in 1996? In the film, couples go to the Eden Resort, which is offering a great package deal on relationship counseling. They were young and hungry then, and there was insolence in their hustle, but... |
5e9770d78fe1fcfadd1c827190a3f5a1935d7fcb | Summarize the following news article. | Third party set up marriage between 14-year-old girl and 18-year-old man, police say .
Groom was supposed to give the girl's father cash and cases of beer, soda, meat .
When groom didn't pay up, father called the cops, say police in Greenfield, California .
Such arrangements are normal in Mexican state where family is ... | [
"(CNN) -- A California man sold his 14-year-old daughter to an 18-year-old man for cash, beer and meat -- then called police when the prospective bridegroom didn't live up to his end of the deal, authorities said Tuesday. Marcelino de Jesus Martinez faces felony charges, according to police in Greenfield, Californi... |
cb836e022d2e5935183787c1ef9339e0c49f68d4 | Summarize the following news article. | Dolphin hunts have been carried out in Japanese town for centuries .
Westerners protest "barbaric" slaughter of the marine mammals .
Local residents say other nations have no right to criticize dolphin hunts .
Japanese government has found unsafe mercury levels in dolphins . | [
"TAIJI, Japan (CNN) -- Mention a dolphin to someone in the United States and they'll think about a trip to Sea World or the 1960s-era TV program \"Flipper.\" Residents in Taiji, Japan, have been hunting dolphins for hundreds of years. Talk about a dolphin in rural Japan and some people think of dinner. Fishermen hu... |
7b407019f9a32f986e8b93937081b8b6f042ffeb | Summarize the following news article. | About 15,000 people stage street demonstration in Seoul .
Rally turned violent after some protesters tried to drag away police buses .
Riot police fired water cannons and sprayed fire extinguishers to repel them . | [
"SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Thousands of protesters battled riot police in downtown Seoul early Sunday morning after a rally opposing South Korea's decision to import U.S. beef turned violent. More than 100 were wounded, the state news agency reported. Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters during a r... |
65ad9062c8dd0e90f96c602b9a4991aca8069e8c | Summarize the following news article. | Five-year-old Jeremy Doble was snatched from close to home in NE Australia .
Dead boy's family request that the animal is not harmed, media report .
Daintree region, in the north-eastern tip of Australia, is popular with eco-tourists . | [
"(CNN) -- A crocodile has snatched and eaten a five-year-old boy in Australia, state police have confirmed. Jeremy Doble's remains were discovered in the stomach of a four-meter long reptile following DNA tests, ABC News reported Queensland Police as saying Tuesday. Jeremy vanished from the Daintree River, Queensla... |
59a27bab8fc2f3bdf7591d75cec08da04fc3e9cd | Summarize the following news article. | Before the earthquake, the U.S. provided $500,000 for to protect Haitian children from trafficking .
UNICEF has anecdotal evidence about the trafficking of Haitian children .
The International Labour Organization reports 12.3 million people are 'laboring in bondage' | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The United States has committed an additional million dollars to fight child trafficking in Haiti in the wake of last month's earthquake, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Word of the action came as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chaired the Obama administration's first meeting of the Presiden... |
f43691d1d88d35cacca460b544e440aa698bd3f8 | Summarize the following news article. | Media on hand for first time in almost 20 years as fallen service member returns .
Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Myers, 30, died in Afghanistan on Saturday .
Defense Secretary Robert Gates lifted ban on media coverage, but with conditions .
Some say ban was censorship; others say it showed respect for the fallen . | [
"DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (CNN) -- His name was Phillip A. Myers. A staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, he was killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan on Saturday. The body of Phillip Myers, 30, arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Sunday. The return of his body to the United States aboard a c... |
b0098213ae041c6aa57c464bd0eca6957e67f895 | Summarize the following news article. | AAA predicts 38.4 million Americans will travel over the holiday weekend .
AAA attributes slight increase to improved consumer confidence .
Those traveling by air probably will decline to 2.3 million, from 2.5 million last year .
The bulk of travelers will be going by car, AAA says . | [
"(CNN) -- Travelers across the United States arrived en masse at airports, hit the roads and boarded trains Wednesday, a day before the Thanksgiving holiday. \"It's actually surprisingly not as much of a disaster as I thought it was going to be,\" said Rafi Samuels-Schwartz, 25, who was waiting at New Jersey's Newa... |
75de6926e407b513d17bc842117d0b585ca9dfb0 | Summarize the following news article. | Some stars speak out against Roman Polanski's crime .
A petition with high-profile names has circulated calling for his release .
NOW president calls support of Polanski from some celebs "deplorable"
Former child actor says some critics "afraid of the Hollywood power structure" | [
"(CNN) -- While several high-profile actors and directors have rallied around Roman Polanski, not everyone in Hollywood believes he should be freed and forgiven. The case surrounding the arrest of director Roman Polanski has both supporters and critics. In the face of a petition signed by notables such as Woody Al... |
42065eeff96ee2a2be35808e7ecd51222745fff0 | Summarize the following news article. | Pacific Adventurer sustained damage when Cyclone Hamish struck .
Damaged ship spilled large quantity of oil and chemical cannisters .
Ship now in the custody of Australia's Maritime Safety Authority . | [
"(CNN) -- Australian authorities have declared several coastal areas near Brisbane disaster zones after a massive oil spill earlier this week, according to the Queensland government. Large stretches of Queensland's coastline are being affected by the oil. \"This is a very serious situation,\" Queensland Premier Ann... |
08440a5d9b0bf53fa3f0815c8fea34516c571588 | Summarize the following news article. | The World Food Programme will roll out food at 16 distribution points across city, agency says .
Each location will receive 42 metric tons of rice each for next two weeks .
Women will receive vouchers for a 25-kilogram ration of rice per family . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme, international aid agencies and the Haitian government will begin Sunday in the quake-ravaged capital. WFP will roll out food at 16 distribution points across Port-au-Prince, the United Nations agency said. Each locati... |
198d7ff21eb50d8df151b232eb30f3295f2565fb | Summarize the following news article. | Milan waste a golden opportunity to close the gap on leaders Inter at the top of Serie A .
Cristiano Lucarelli pokes home an equalizer as Livorno draw 1-1 at the San Siro .
Milan are eight points behind leaders Inter, whose match against Parma was postponed . | [
"(CNN) -- AC Milan wasted a golden opportunity to close the gap on leaders and city rivals Inter at the top of the Italian Serie A table after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to lowly Livorno. With Inter's match at Parma postponed because of heavy snow, a Milan win would have closed the gap at the top of the table... |
31a51fb6fabe3906f272ae3f5d8077aa393da5b6 | Summarize the following news article. | CNN's Samira J. Simone reflects on the toughness and hospitality of mining families .
Simone covered a mining disaster in 2006, and reported this week from West Virginia .
Not much has changed; the people of Appalachia are as kind as they are tough, she writes . | [
"Naoma, West Virginia (CNN) -- Staking out for news at the site of the mine explosion here, I remembered what I miss most about Appalachia -- the people. Their stories are what drew me up here in 2006 as a correspondent for the Associated Press. Their hardships, struggles, passions, faith and quirks shaped hard-hit... |
5ae5b366ce5832f685ac897b61ae5a04627c7cbb | Summarize the following news article. | Flight data recorder of downed Ethiopian Airlines plane found, Lebanon's army says .
So-called "black box" found at depth of 1,300 meters in Mediterranean Sea .
At least 14 bodies found so far; plane was carrying 90 crew and passengers . | [
"Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Searchers have found the flight data recorder from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed Monday with 90 people aboard, the Lebanese army said Thursday. The data recorder, commonly called a black box, was found at a depth of about 1,300 meters in the Mediterranean Sea. The recorder had n... |
ca04ce6fb6665bdfbf2995e49b8e9684279cd9fd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: CNN iReporter says many homes destroyed in her Santiago neighborhood .
NEW: Witness to previous quakes said this one was strongest, most long-lasting .
Luke Mescher, a U.S. college student, was with host family in Chile when quake hit . | [
"Santiago, Chile (CNN) -- Sure, Luke Mescher felt a trembling fear when the walls around him started to shake Saturday, but standing around confused and scared wasn't an option. \"I was more focused on we need to get out of here and we need to get out of here as fast as we can,\" said Mescher, a University of Iowa ... |
2aaaabc20472e33f873a43d60fee63f69acb1dfc | Summarize the following news article. | Interpreter: Policeman offered to help the Americans take the children out of Haiti .
Ten Americans were arrested after trying to take children into Dominican Republic .
Group acknowledged children did not have passports to leave country .
Haitian authorities say they're interviewing police officer . | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans accused of trying illegally to take 33 children from Haiti had met with a Haitian police officer and a Dominican official the week before being stopped at the border, interpreters who worked with the group said Wednesday. One interpreter said the officer offered to help... |
a664e76da9afa006e4c27abcc808eab8b59bb875 | Summarize the following news article. | Ricot Duprevil, 31, was in stable condition with fractured thigh bone after rescue, officials say .
Unclear if he was rescued from newly collapsed building or one that fell two weeks ago .
Duprevil was severely dehydrated when found, medics say .
If he survived being trapped for two weeks, he ties record set in 1990 Ph... | [
"Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- As Ricot Duprevil tells it, rescuers saved him after he spent two weeks under earthquake rubble. There's no question that Duprevil was pulled out alive from the rubble of a Port-au-Prince building Tuesday. But confirmation of his two-week account might just remain buried among the r... |
b4c1c4b595842faf1136f4537e264e430cb0a01a | Summarize the following news article. | President Obama calls for thorough investigation into mine blast .
Four missing miners found dead; death toll in West Virginia coal mine explosion now at 29 .
Most of the victims were working in an area where long wall cutting was taking place . | [
"(CNN) -- President Obama on Saturday urged a thorough investigation into a deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine that killed 29 people, hours after rescue efforts at the mine gave way to an operation to recover the dead. \"This has been America's worst mining disaster in forty years, and the toll on all We... |
f3c4b7ccb7c70ee1f79d1cb5f9d9d981e86330f6 | Summarize the following news article. | India have recalled Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik to their test squad .
The spinners are in a squad for the first two tests against Pakistan .
The games are in in Delhi, from November 22 and Calcutta from November 30 . | [
"Spin bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik are back in India's squad for the test series against Pakistan. Harbhajan has been out of test cricket since July 2006. They are included in a 14-man party for the first two games, in Delhi, starting on November 22 and Calcutta (Kolkata) eight days later. Harbhajan ha... |
d37dfd6d68fb44eda8b1262411dea5529083a391 | Summarize the following news article. | Self-help guru James Ray was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury indictment .
He's charged with manslaughter in deaths of three at Arizona sweat lodge ceremony .
As many as 65 people spent as long as two hours inside the sweat lodge .
Ray's attorney says charges are unjust and Ray would be exonerated in court. | [
"(CNN) -- Self-help guru James Ray was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury indictment charging him with three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three participants at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he organized last year. Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh said Ray was arrested at his attorney's office in P... |
e3387a04a76d6427c8d3c3ee399de7564bd7a274 | Summarize the following news article. | Columnist Lisa Kogan says please don't say these things to single women .
Dangerous to say, "Let me tell you why a terrific gal like you is still single...."
Don't tell them they're too picky for not wanting to date guy you've described .
Don't give them constuctive criticism or insinuate that they are gay . | [
"(OPRAH.com) -- Allow me to introduce myself. I am a gainfully employed, God-fearing, law-abiding citizen, and I come in peace. I don't bet on baseball, I take excellent care of my gums, I keep my tray table locked and upright from takeoff to landing. Oh, and there's one more thing: I am what is commonly referred t... |
75cd2144a44f902e14b887bf927a08ad6b5fbf54 | Summarize the following news article. | Chef Laura Pensiero: Don't let diet hijack your life .
Ease good and healthy food on to your menu .
Getting enough fruits, vegetables is most important step .
Add low-fat cheese and milk to diet . | [
"(Oprah.com) -- As a trained chef, restaurant owner, healthy-cookbook author, and confirmed food lover, I absolutely refuse to let the word diet hijack my life -- and I don't think you should, either. Smart eating is not about settling for less; it's about heaping more good stuff on your plate. Three-grain pilaf is... |
734ca9a754dd444ed50362375e256fd72d82def5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Taliban source says commander alive and well, will release tape soon .
Pakistani military looking into reported death of Hakimullah Mehsud .
State-run TV reports Mehsud was injured in drone attack and died last week .
Mehsud has been target of suspected U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani military on Sunday was looking into a local report that the region's Taliban leader had died, officials said. State broadcaster PTV reported that Hakimullah Mehsud, the Taliban commander in Pakistan, was wounded in a drone attack this month, and that he died and was burie... |
8ff4e932c84ed30759427a128879f0af1c8a156a | Summarize the following news article. | Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger rescues a point for Bayern Munich at Cologne .
Schalke are hot on the heels of Bayern after they cruised to a 4-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt .
Marcell Jansen scores the only goal of the game as Hamburg beat Hertha Berlin .
Hannover clinch a vital three points over fellow relegation str... | [
"(CNN) -- Bastian Schweinsteiger rescued a point for Bayern Munich as the German Bundesliga leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Cologne on Saturday. The Germany international grabbed an equalizer for Bayern in the 58th minute as Louis van Gaal's side missed the opportunity to increase their lead at the top of the ta... |
12e6c95b6f47092e953523ae556cb6391a7021f6 | Summarize the following news article. | Experts say Haiti's earthquake is creating "a generation of amputees"
Disabilities can cause long-term economic and mental health problems .
Amputations in Haiti are difficult because people get around on foot or by bicycle . | [
"(CNN) -- Haiti's earthquake is creating \"a generation of amputees,\" something that will pose a challenge for Haitian society for years to come, experts say. The 7.0 earthquake resulted in thousands having their limbs crushed as Haiti's ramshackle buildings fell on top of them. The number of amputees created by t... |
1130b36a9ba93d8fcbf07a2ac0048d4c281cd57c | Summarize the following news article. | New breed of adventure explorers offer comforts of superyachts .
Cruise the Arctic Circle, explore uncharted river deltas and bask in the Caribbean sun .
Explorers come packed with toys: helicopters, jet skis, dinghies and more . | [
"(SuperYachtWorld) -- They may not be big on looks but explorer yachts can realize even the most intrepid traveler's desire for far-flung and exotic corners of the globe. Explorers offer all the comforts of traditional superyachts but with souped-up specifications -- an ice-strengthened hull to cope with polar ice ... |
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