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You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The Coast Guard ended its search Tuesday for two professional football players and a third man lost at sea, leaving the families to cope with unknown fates of the men and to organize a private search. Loved ones of one of the missing boaters react Tuesday to the news the Coast Guard's search would end. "There... | NEW: Friends, relatives of three missing men to organize private search . Coast Guard suspends search off Florida coast at sundown Tuesday . Missing boaters include NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith . Fourth boater, Nick Schuyler, was rescued off Florida coast on Monday . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The tabloid-friendly tale of the so-called California "Octomom" continues to stir debate -- this time 2,000 miles away in the Georgia state capitol, where lawmakers say they're trying to prevent a repeat. Proposed legislation regulating in-vitro practices came after Nadya Suleman gave birth to... | Georgia state senator says bill was inspired by "Octomom" Nadya Suleman . Bill would limit women under 40 to two embryos, women 40 or older to three . Critics call it a backdoor effort to outlaw abortions in the state . Bill faces long odds of passing because of timing in Georgia legislature . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (LifeWire) -- Jennifer Bilotta thought she and her husband Michael had the perfect present for his cousin's wedding. The gift in question -- a fused-glass plate decorated with a "tacky scene of a bride and groom," she recalls -- had been given to Bilotta at her own wedding a few years earlier. Nothing wrong with a litt... | Expert: $200 is appropriate spending for wedding gift to close friends . TV host: Shot glasses and knives are bad wedding gifts . Peggy Post: It's OK to split cost of high-ticket gift with other guests . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- It doesn't have the brutality of rugby or the physical intimidation of a boxing match, yet sailing is still one of the most dangerous sports in the world. Capsized: This French catamaran flipped near New Zealand while attempting to win the Jules Verne Trophy. This danger is never more evident t... | Volvo Ocean Race begins in Alicantes, Spain in October . Sailors have died in yacht races as recently as September of this year . The 1979 Fastnet yacht race saw 15 people die in huge storms . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- Inside the blacked-out Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, hallways were littered with bloodied bodies. A commando in disguise give details of what went down in the Taj hotel when commandos went in. Terrorists were still holding 200 people 33 hours after the assault began. Knowing next to nothing about what ... | Disguised commando tells reporters rescuers entered unknown layout in the dark . Commandos had to avoid hurting civilians, convince them they were not terrorists . Attackers knew layout well, moved around frequently, commando says . 33 hours after siege, commandos rescued 200 people from Taj Mahal Hotel . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Piracy off the coast of Somalia rose nearly 200 percent in 2008 compared to the year before, with bolder attacks over greater distances, an international piracy monitor said Friday. The French military on patrol in the Gulf of Aden. Somalia and the Gulf of Aden were the worst areas for piracy in 2008, accordin... | Somalia, Gulf of Aden confirmed as worst area for piracy in 2008 . 42 of 49 hijackings in 2008 were in the region, says Piracy Reporting Center . PRC says international navies are the only ones capable of effective response . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- The chief financial officer of India's Satyam Computer Services Ltd. was arrested Saturday, the third person taken into custody in a scandal that began when the company's chairman admitted inflating profits with "fictitious" assets and non-existent cash. Satyam founder B. Ramalinga Raju is sho... | Satyam's chief financial officer arrested in profit-fraud scandal . Computer giant employs 53,000 people and operates in 65 countries . Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju said balance-sheet padding began years ago . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNET) -- Well, here's what we've all been waiting for. Apple put out a couple of announcements on Tuesday related to its desktop computers. Apple on Tuesday announced a new Mac Pro high-end desktop powered by Intel's "Nehalem" processor. The company unveiled a new Mac Pro high-end desktop powered by Intel's "Nehalem" ... | Apple on Tuesday announced a new Mac Pro high-end desktop . Powered by Intel's "Nehalem" processor, they're priced at $2,499 and $3,299 . Apple also unveilved a new and more graphics-intensive Mac Mini machine . Updated 24-inch iMacs have twice the memory and twice the storage . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania woman told police she was attacked at an ATM in Pittsburgh by a robber who became angry when he saw a John McCain bumper sticker on her car, a spokeswoman for the Pittsburgh Police Department said Thursday. Police cannot confirm whether a man attacked this woman because she had a McCain sticker ... | Woman says man robbed her, returned to beat her after noticing sticker on her car . Police say they cannot substantiate her claim . The 20-year-old says man kicked, punched her, carved B into her cheek with knife . McCain spokeswoman says McCain, Sarah Palin, have spoken with the victim . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a remote south Atlantic island and have caused the birds' worst nesting season on record, a British bird charity says. Baby albatross on a remote Atlantic island are threatened by killer house mice. The research from the Royal Society f... | Predatory mice are threatening the albatross population on a south Atlantic island . House mice not native to the island are killing and eating chicks . Mice are also threatening the native population of large finches . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Ten co-workers from New Jersey say they will split a $216 million Mega Millions jackpot, thanks to the five bucks they each kicked into a pool. Melanie Jacob, Linda Harrington and Bob Space, who bought the tickets, are three of the lucky winners. The 10, who work for Chubb Commercial Insurance in Whitehouse S... | 10 winning New Jersey co-workers work for an insurance company . They each kicked in $5 in an office pool and bought 50 sets of numbers . Payout is $216 million over 26 years or about $140 million for immediate payout . Those oh-so-valuable winning digits are 26, 32, 35, 43, 52 and 10 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Playboy magazine issued an apology Monday for the cover of its Mexican edition, which features an Argentine model in what many observers say is meant to be a depiction of the Virgin Mary. Playboy issued an apology after outrage erupted over this cover of the magazine's Mexican edition. Playboy Mexico has said ... | Model María Florencia Onori featured on cover above caption, "We adore you, Mary" December plays host to several religious holidays honoring Virgin Mary . Priest: "It's totally offensive to a billion Catholics in the world" Playboy says cover was never meant to portray any religious figure . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- After deliberating for more than four hours, a jury convicted a Nevada man of 22 counts Tuesday for videotaping himself sexually assaulting a toddler, CNN affiliates report. Chester Arthur Stiles has been convicted of videtaping a sexual assault on a child. Chester Arthur Stiles, 38, faces a maximum sentence o... | NEW: Chester Arthur Stiles guilty of all counts in child sex video case . NEW: Sentencing for Stiles scheduled for May 8 . Stiles could be sent to prison for the rest of his life . Tape surfaced in 2007, years after alleged assault . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A "faulty" flight instrument contributed to the crash of a Turkish plane last month in the Netherlands, an accident that killed nine people and injured more than 60 others, Dutch safety authorities said on Wednesday. Turkish Airlines workers carry the coffins of four staff who died in the crash. On February 25... | Turkish plane that crashed in Netherlands had faulty instrument . Investigators say altimeter gave false reading . That made automatic pilot implement landing procedures while plane was too high . Turkish Airlines flight 1951 crashed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport killing nine . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- An Illinois sheriff filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the owners of craigslist, accusing the popular national classified-ad Web site of knowingly promoting prostitution. "Craigslist is the single largest source of prostitution in the nation," says Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart. Cook County Sheriff Tho... | Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart wants craigslist to cut Erotic Services section . Dart said that the Web site for 2 years ignored his requests to cut section . "Craigslist is the single largest source of prostitution in the nation," says Dart . We help police fight illegal activity "on a daily basis," says craigslist s... |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will make his first overseas trip since taking office at the end of this month, visiting England, France, Germany and the Czech Republic, the White House said Thursday. President Obama wil travel with first lady Michelle Obama to four European nations in the coming weeks. The trip is sch... | The trip is scheduled from March 31-April 5 . Obama first heads to London, where he will attend a summit of world leaders . He will also join NATO meetings in France and Germany . His first trip outside the United States was to Canada last month . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (CNN) -- To pick up the morning paper and see the word "recount" in a headline stirs an ominous case of déjà vu. Judge Robert Rosenberg examines a ballot in Broward County, Florida, during the election recount in 2000. At issue in recent days in Palm Beach County is a local judicial race that i... | Palm Beach County, Florida, has changed voting systems twice in past eight years . County GOP chairman says "no confidence" election will go off without problems . 2000 recount drama in Florida led to changes in election procedures in 40+ states . Indiana official says it's people, not machines, that make elections run... |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- For years Ahmad has been unable to find true love. So the 27 year-old bachelor who lives in Tehran is turning to a professional matchmaker. Jafar Ardabili's matchmaking service provides one option for Iranian singles. "I'm searching for a love that lasts," Ahmad said. What's unusual is Ahmad's mat... | Iranian cleric, wife runs matchmaking service . Service offers option for social interaction between Iranian singles . Cleric claims his service has married 2,000 couples without a divorce . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Two human-rights activists were shot and killed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Thursday evening, leading a U.N. investigator to call for an independent investigation to prove that Kenyan police were not involved. U.N. invesitgator Phillip Alston said an inquiry into the activists deaths was the only way to el... | U.N. official calls for inquiry into deaths of two Kenyan human rights activists . Deaths sparked protests amid suspicion over police involvement in killings . One student fatally shot by police during demonstrations in Nairobi . Police say they are looking for two suspects seen fleeing scene of the shootings . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The entire population of Taloga, Oklahoma, was evacuated Thursday because of a raging fire that has burned tens of thousands of acres, officials said Friday. Wildfire threatens a house in Edmond, Oklahoma, on Friday. All of the residents, about 400, left the Dewey County town, but have been allowed back in, s... | All residents of Taloga, Oklahoma, were evacuated because of fire . Entire population of about 400 people allowed back in . Wildfires have been burning in northwest and central Oklahoma since Thursday . Wildfire also burning near towns of Edmond, Waleeka . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries Friday night after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan, medical sources told CNN. Tsvangirai and his wife, Susan, were en route to the prime minister's hometown of Buhera. The crash, on a b... | NEW: Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in stable condition, sources say . Analyst: Crash could exacerbate fragile unity government with President Mugabe . Head-on collision bound to raise suspicion of foul play, analysts say . Ex-U.S. diplomat says other Mugabe foes have died in car crashes . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (Mental Floss) -- It's hard to walk down the aisle of a liquor store without running across a bottle bearing someone's name. A costumed reveler at a Captain Morgan party celebrates the rum named after the 17th century privateer. We put them in our cocktails, but how well do we know them? Here's some biographical detail... | Capt. Morgan married his own cousin, plundered Cuba and won a knighthood . Jack Daniel died after losing a fight with a ... safe? Which best-selling bourbon whiskey was originally called "Old Tub?" Gin-maker Tanqueray descended from three-generations of clergymen . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The decision to make "Che" was an easy one, Benicio Del Toro says. Filming the movie was anything but. Benicio Del Toro stars as Latin American revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. "I have to say it probably is the most difficult movie I've ever made, and I've made a few," Del Toro says of his ... | Benicio Del Toro stars in "Che," a biopic of the Latin American revolutionary . His performance is generating Oscar buzz in Hollywood . Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the two-part film is more than four hours long . Del Toro on Che: His life "is what movies are made of" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Hundreds of South Koreas were left in limbo after North Korea shut its borders Monday at the start of joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. U.S. troops have started joint military exercises with their South Korean counterparts. When Pyongyang took the action, 573 South Koreans wer... | 573 people staying at Kaesong industrial complex, north of demilitarized zone . 80 South Koreans not cleared to cross the border into South Korea Monday . Follows vow to retaliate from N. Korea if its satellite launch is intercepted . S. Korea, U.S. have started their annual joint military drills . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Fourteen people were missing after a cargo ship sank Monday in Egyptian waters, Red Sea Gov. Majdi Al Qubaisi told Egyptian television. Nine survivors and the bodies of two crew members aboard the Cypriot-flagged Ibn Battuta cargo ship were recovered in separate operations Monday, the Nile TV News Web site sai... | Reports: 14 crew missing after ship capsizes in Egyptian waters . 9 survivors, 2 bodies recovered from Cypriot-flagged Ibn Battuta cargo ship . Vessel carrying 6,500 tons of sand for use in the glass industry . The ship had experienced bad weather in the Red Sea . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | NEW YORK (CNN) -- The missing engine from a US Airways jet that ditched in the Hudson River was recovered Friday, more than a week after the crash landing. A jet engine lost after Flight 1549 ditched in the Hudson River is hoisted from the water Friday. Icy conditions and strong currents hampered efforts to locate and ... | Missing engine recovered from Hudson, hauled to New Jersey riverbank . Video shows at least two passengers jump off plane's wings into chilly Hudson River . Single feather and evidence of "soft-body impact damage" found on plane . US Airways flight crash-landed in river after reportedly hitting flock of birds . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The killer of "Harry Potter" actor Rob Knox has been given four life sentences and told he will be behind bars for at least 20 years. The parents of Robert Knox read a statement outside the Old Bailey after Karl Bishop was found guilty of his murder. A judge at the Old Bailey court in central L... | The killer of "Harry Potter" actor jailed for life, must serve at least 20 years . Karl Bishop, 22, attacked Rob Knox with 2 knives in southeast London last May . Knife crime in Britain is political hot topic due to spate of recent killings . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The gigolo former lover of Germany's richest woman has been jailed for six years after confessing to blackmailing her and other women out of millions of dollars, a court official said Monday. Helg Sgarbi has admitted blackmailing Germany's richest woman, Susanne Klatten. Susanne Klatten, the BMW heiress, compl... | Germany's richest woman told police she was being blackmailed for millions . BMW heiress said former lover threatened to release images of them . Helg Sgarbi's admits trying to blackmail BMW heiress and others . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Researchers with a Malaysian university said they have uncovered evidence of an iron industry that dates to the 3rd Century, A.D., and proves that ancient civilizations in Southeast Asia were more advanced than once thought. The archaeologists from the Universiti Sains Malaysia found the remains of an iron sme... | Researchers uncover evidence of Malaysian iron industry dating to 3rd Century . Proves ancient civilizations in Southeast Asia more advanced than thought . Discovery was made after a month of excavation at Lembah Bujang . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- It runs on 100 per cent renewable biodiesel and holds the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe in a powerboat -- and now Earthrace is for sale. For sale: The green powerboat Earthrace is on the market for $1.5 million. The boat's owner, New Zealander Pete Bethune, listed Earthra... | Earthrace holds the world record for fastest time around the globe in a powerboat . Owner Pete Bethune is selling Earthrace for $1.5 million . The trimaran is currently touring Australia in the hope of finding a buyer . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | Editor's note: Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose current book is "When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams." Bob Greene says one dentist in Iowa found an ingenious way of keeping his chair filled with patients. (CNN) -- You may not have the answer fo... | Bob Greene: Dentist in Iowa found ingenious way of boosting his business . He says dentist set up a thriving practice at a busy truck stop on Interstate 80 . Greene: Traffic ensures there will be some truckers in need of dental care . He says the dentist can't rely on return business from his patients . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Four survivors of the US Airways Flight 1549 that went down in the Hudson River appeared on "Larry King Live" Thursday to discuss a recording of the pilot calmly telling an air traffic controller the plane would ditch. Carl Bazarian, clockwise from left, Vince Spera, Alberto Panero and Brad Wentzell appeared o... | Four survivors of Flight 1549 react to recording of pilot dealing with emergency . "I'm really not keen on hearing it too many more times," one survivor says . "How did [the pilot] get that composure?" another survivor asks . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Jury selection was under way Thursday in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting a toddler and capturing it on videotape years ago, a crime that triggered a nationwide manhunt and search for the girl when the tape surfaced in 2007. Chester Arthur Stiles faces life imprisonment if convicted of videtapi... | Chester Arthur Stiles faces 22 felony counts in connection with sex tape . Tape showed girl younger than 3 being sexually assaulted . The tape surfaced years after the alleged assault . Potential jurors know about case, have strong feelings about it . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- David Goldman says he can't understand why he can't have custody of his son following his ex-wife's death in Brazil. The U.S. government agrees. David Goldman is fighting for custody of his son after Bruna Bianchi Goldman died during another childbirth. Goldman told CNN's Larry King he had no idea when he drop... | David Goldman dropped off his wife and 4-year-old son at airport in 2004 for vacation . Wife got a divorce in Brazil, later got remarried, got pregnant and died during birth . Wife's family lawyer questions Goldman's fitness as a parent . State Department, Hillary Clinton working to help get son returned to United Stat... |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A Texas grand jury indicted polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs on sexual assault charges, and five of his followers also face a variety of charges, state Attorney General Greg Abbott said. Members of the polygamous FLDS revere jailed leader Warren Jeffs as their prophet. Jeffs was charged in the Tuesday indic... | NEW: Jeffs faces anywhere from five years to life on new charge in Texas . Jeffs charged with the sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony . Five of his followers face charges ranging from assault to failing to report child abuse . Prosecutors say Jeffs married underage girls, had intimate relations with them . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Wiping tears from his cheeks, a man who survived avalanches that killed eight snowmobilers in western Canada said Wednesday that he and two others tried to save their friends but eventually left the mountain because of the threat of more slides. Jeffrey Adams says he freed himself and helped free two others be... | Survivor says decision to leave eight behind was "gut-wrenching" "I replay it in my head all the time," Jeffrey Adams says . Adams describes digging himself out twice, helping two others escape . Eight bodies were found Monday and Tuesday . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- At least 59 people were killed and more than 200 others injured early Thursday after a fire broke out at an upscale Bangkok nightclub where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year, Thai police said. Rescue officials survey the scene of the nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand. Most ... | Thai police say that 59 died in nightclub fire, another 226 injured . Fireworks were used as part of a performance, authorities say . Most of those who died suffered smoke inhalation or were trampled, authorities say . Club is located in one of Bangkok's busiest commercial districts . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Authorities Tuesday recovered the body of an eighth missing snowmobiler buried in avalanches in southern British Columbia, a spokesman for the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Authorities found seven bodies a day after avalanches in British Columbia, Canada. Sgt. Tim Shields said the body was recovered ... | Bodies of seven other missing snowmobilers were found Monday . Group had been snowmobiling in southeastern British Columbia, Canada . Two of 11 buried riders managed to rescue themselves, find third victim . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | GENEVA, Switzerland (CNN) -- The Obama administration has been talking about "pressing the reset button" with Russia after relations "crashed" when Russia invaded Georgia last August. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton laugh about their "reset' button. When Secretary of State... | United States, Russia want to "reset" relations after years of tension . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives "reset" button to Russian counterpart . Text on button actually translates to "overcharged" Both countries want to renegotiate Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- You are about to meet Mr. Brown. David Mann and Tamela Mann -- a real-life couple -- star in "Meet the Browns" as father and daughter. He's David Mann, star of the TBS sitcom "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns." To borrow a phrase from the network's marketing -- he's very funny. Mann's character -... | David Mann plays Mr. Brown in "Meet the Browns" Character known for his mangled speech, off-the-wall actions . In real life, Mann is married to actress who plays his daughter on show . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor Sr. was sentenced Friday to 97 years in prison for charges including torture and conspiracy, according to a federal court in Florida. The U.S.-born son of Charles Taylor Sr., pictured, moved to Liberia when his father became president. U.S. District Judge Cec... | NEW: Sentence reflects "horror and torture" visited upon victims, state official says . NEW: Human Rights organization sues Taylor on behalf of alleged torture victims . Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr. sentenced for charges including torture and conspiracy . Son of ex-Liberian president convicted October 30 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Key West's historic Duval Street reopened Monday morning after a fire swept through a building housing three well-known businesses and temporarily shut down other popular spots on the island city's main street. A fire broke out late Sunday night on Duval Street in Key West. The fire, which started at about 10:... | Historic Duval Street initially opened only to pedestrians . Several businesses damaged late Sunday night . The fire department is working to determine the cause of the blaze . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Accused enemy combatant Ali al-Marri was served with an arrest warrant Tuesday and transferred out of U.S. military custody for the first time since 2003, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri was a student at Bradley University in Illinois when he was arrested in 2001. Al-Marri'... | Ali al-Marri due to appear in court on Tuesday; he's charged with conspiracy . Last week Supreme Court dismissed al-Marri's challenge of presidential authority . Al-Marri, a U.S. resident originally from Qatar, has been in custody for 7 years . He's accused of being a "sleeper agent" for al Qaeda who trained at terror ... |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli media are buzzing with reports that right-wing nationalist Avigdor Lieberman may become Israel's next foreign minister. Avigdor Lieberman is loathed by ultra-orthodox parties because of his support for a Palestinian state. The appointment of Lieberman, a polarizing figure in Israeli politics... | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may pick Avigdor Lieberman . Media say he might hurt ties with West but improve ties with Russia . It is unclear whether talks over Gaza cease-fire would continue . Lieberman frequently clashes with Arab members of Knesset . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Simon Cowell may not recognize "American Idol" alumna Mandisa the next time he sees her. Mandisa, who appeared on season five of "American Idol," has lost more than 75 pounds. The woman about whom the acerbic "American Idol" judge once said, "We're going to have to get a bigger stage," has lost 75 pounds -- an... | Former "American Idol" star credits "spiritual change" for weight loss of 75 pounds . Mandisa's second studio album is due out March 24 . Singer still watches "Idol" and says she's rooting for Danny Gokey . Mandisa says she felt called to sing Christian music . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- This spring break, thousands of college students will ditch the bars and the beaches to do something more meaningful with their vacation time. Brad Vonck (bottom, left) and other student volunteers worked with the Cherokee Nation in Stilwell, Oklahoma. Brad Vonck is one of them. A sophomore at the University o... | "Alternative" spring breaks are becoming more popular among college students . The programs center on community service . Trips may address hunger and homelessness, disaster relief and global warming . The average domestic trip costs around $250 or $300 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Pharmaceuticals giants Merck and Schering-Plough are planning to merge their operations under the name Merck in a deal worth $41.1 billion. Merck chairman and CEO Richard T. Clark will head the combined company. Under the terms of the agreement, Schering-Plough shareholders will receive just over half a Merck ... | SP shareholders to get over half a Merck share and $10.50 in cash per share . Merck shareholders expected to own around 68 percent of combined company . Both drug-makers reported better-than-expected quarterly results in February . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | DULUTH, Georgia (CNN) -- Neither the on-the-field fame nor the off-the-field notoriety of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was enough to spark a bidding war for his suburban Atlanta mansion Tuesday. No one submitted the minimum $3.2 million bid for former Falcon Michael Vick's Atlanta-area mansion. The m... | No one submitted minimum $3.2 million bid for Michael Vick's mansion . Vick, former quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, is in prison . He was convicted last year in connection with dogfighting operation . Mansion in Duluth, Georgia, has eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Up to 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year, military officials said Saturday. Helicopters are the main transportation of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, with its high mountain terrain. Roughly 31,000 U.S. troops currently are in Afghanistan. Of the additiona... | 20,000 in four ground/maneuvering brigades, said U.S. forces spokesman . The additional 10,000 likely refers to support personnel, said spokesman . On Friday, Defense Secretary ordered 3,000 troops to Afghanistan for next year . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents and producers share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. CNN's Soledad O'Brien and Stan Wilson visited San Quentin for "Black in America: The Black Man" which rebroadcasts tonight at 8 p.m. ET. "I want to have everything that a... | Chris Shurn served four years in San Quentin Prison . Shurn earned a GED and nearly completed an associate degree in prison . He currently makes $9 per hour as a courier and hopes to return to college . "Every day of my life, with or without work, I feel vulnerable," says Shurn . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russian space officials say the crew of the Soyuz space ship is resting after a rough ride back to Earth. A South Korean bioengineer was one of three people on board the Soyuz capsule. The craft carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan on Saturday, 260 miles (418 kilo... | Soyuz capsule lands hundreds of kilometers off-target . Capsule was carrying South Korea's first astronaut . Landing is second time Soyuz capsule has gone awry . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Bayern Munich inflicted a record defeat on Sporting Lisbon to book their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by a staggering 12-1 on aggregate. Bayern Munich players react to the crowd after their staggering 12-1 aggregate victory over Sporting. Leading 5-0 from the first leg, a double from Luka... | Bayern Munich inflict a record 12-1 aggregate defeat on Sporting Lisbon . Surpassed Lyon's 10-2 post-group demolition of Werder Bremen in 2005 . Bayern triumphed 7-1 on the night having won the first leg 5-0 in Portugal . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | GOLDEN, Colorado (CNN) -- Sometimes the best way to roll with the punches is to roll the dice. Jerry Goldsmith was one of hundreds of people who turned out this week to apply for a casino job. That's Jerry Goldsmith's attitude. The Colorado man lost his engineering job of 29 years -- and the six-figure salary that went... | Colorado will allow higher bets, expanded hours at state's casinos . Casinos to operate 24 hours a day, must hire more workers to fill positions . Unemployed would-be dealer says that "quitting is just not an option" Dealers will make $40,000 to $80,000 a year, depending on tips . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Flying penguins are unusual. Especially when they fly on a C-130 Hercules military plane. Almost 400 lost Magellanic penguins march back to the sea after being rescued by animal-welfare groups. In Brazil, 373 young Magellanic penguins were rescued, rehabilitated and released last weekend after their search for... | Activists rescue group of young penguins who migrated too far north on Brazil coast . Penguins loaded onto a C-130 Hercules military plane and flown south . To cheers of onlookers, penguins return to ocean near their feeding grounds . Changing currents, temperatures may have led the confused birds off course . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Far too many passengers are being stranded on board commercial flights in the United States in delays, an air passengers' rights group said Wednesday. Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Continental Airlines, and US Airways received an overall grade of "F" on the air travel consumer report card. FlyersRights.org, in is... | FlyersRights.org graded airlines for tarmac strandings, menu, customer service . Delta Air Lines had the most tarmac delays lasting longer than three hours . Delta, JetBlue, Continental, and US Air got overall grades of 'F' Southwest Airlines got an overall 'A' |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A long-hidden message has been discovered inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch, the Smithsonian's Museum of American History announced Tuesday. The message in the watch differs slightly from what the watchmaker later said he wrote. Watchmaker Jonathan Dillon was repairing Lincoln's watch in April 1861 when he... | Watchmaker left message during repairs, Smithsonian says . Message comments on attack on Fort Sumter, which began Civil War . Lincoln never knew about message, historian says . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | SAMSON, Alabama (CNN) -- As the crime scene tape starts to come down in this small Southern town, the residents are leaning on one another for comfort and the strength to move on. The shooter, Michael McLedon, killed his mother before killing others. First Baptist Church, a few feet from the neighborhood where Michael... | The 2,100 people of Samson, Alabama, cope with aftermath of deadly rampage . First Baptist Church welcomes community for Wednesday night prayer service . High school baseball coach Chris Reid: "It really hasn't set in yet" Community members say their tight bonds will pull them through difficult days ahead . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe police arrested on Friday a magistrate who ordered the release of a senior opposition politician granted bail by the country's High Court, a lawyer said. A Zimbabwean policeman patrols outside the entrance of Mutare Magistrates court. The order to release the politician had been susp... | Magistrate who released a senior opposition politician arrested . High Court had ordered politican released, but decision was suspended . Roy Bennett's imprisonment a crack in coalition of opposition and Robert Mugabe . In separate decision, High Court ordered release of three human rights activists . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A man went over Niagara Falls and survived Wednesday afternoon, one of the few people to ever survive the plunge unprotected, authorities said. It is unclear whether the man chose not to aid in his rescue or was physically unable to do so, officials say. The man was seen entering the icy water just above Horse... | Unidentified man apparently jumped in on Canadian side, authorities say . He was in near-freezing Niagara River for more than 40 minutes . Officials unsure why man did not aid in his own rescue . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | NEW YORK (CNN) -- An expert on Lincoln photography thinks a photograph found in Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's family-owned album showing President Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House could be one of the last photos taken of the 16th president before he was assassinated in 1865. A photo found in Gen. Ulysses S. Grant'... | Ulysses S. Grant's great-great grandson took family photo to scholar for verification . Seal of photographer Henry F. Warren appeared on the back of photograph . Warren took the last three photographs of Lincoln on March 6, 1865 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | Editor's note: A gunman killed 10 people and himself Tuesday in southern Alabama. It's the most recent example of mass killing sprees that have traumatized communities over the years. Here's how one city responded. In the worst mass shooting in the U.S. at the time, a gunman killed 23 customers in a Texas cafeteria in ... | Fred Latham: "You can never prepare" for an incident like the one in Killeen, Texas . In 1991, a gunman drove a pickup into a cafeteria and killed 23 people . Latham says the city raised money for victims and bounced back . Latham: Communities are resilient but they will never forget what happened . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | BRASILIA, Brazil (CNN) -- A doctor excommunicated by the Catholic Church for performing an abortion on a 9-year-old rape victim received a standing ovation during a national convention on women's health, according to a local media report. Archbishop Don Jose Cardoso Sobrinho excommunicated the doctors who performed th... | Report: Doctor who performed abortion on child rape victim praised at event . Brazilian law bans abortion except in cases of rape . Catholic Church excommunicated doctor, along with child's mother, medical team . Archbishop says child was not excommunicated . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Just days after giving birth to her second child, Dr. Jane Dimer drove herself home from the hospital to find her then-husband in bed with another woman. He threw Dimer down the stairs, and she never saw him again until court. Rihanna was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, before the Gram... | NIH: Domestic violence is the most common cause of injury to women ages 15 to 44 . Study: Abused women more likely to have depression, anxiety, joint pain . Calling a domestic violence hot line is a good first step for a victim . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A meningitis outbreak is threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people in Darfur, according to an aid agency expelled from the country last week. A Doctors without Borders medic helps a sick child in a Darfur refugee camp. Humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, also known as ... | Meningitis threatens hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur . More than a million at risk of starvation after aid agencies expelled, U.N. warns . Sources: Aid workers harassed and detained by the Sudanese government . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of South Koreans were demonstrating Saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe U.S. beef. South Korean protesters protest against government's policy on U.S. beef imports on Saturday. South Korean police ... | Tens of thousands of South Koreans protest imports of U.S. beef . Beef imports largely banned since 2003 when mad cow disease found in U.S. Protests essentially paralyzed the government of President Lee Myung-bak . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WINNENDEN, Germany (CNN) -- Students jumped out of windows and locked themselves in classrooms as a former pupil rampaged through a German school with a gun, killing at least a dozen people there Wednesday, a student at the school told CNN. People lay flowers at the school Wednesday. "Suddenly there were police standin... | Student tells how classes turned to horror at hands of rampaging gunman . She says one teacher shot when she put herself between the gunman and a student . Students jumped from windows to escape killer . Gunman killed 15 people in two German towns near Stuttgart . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- For five years, the horrible memory has lingered in the minds of Madrid's commuters, quietly riding their trains into the heart of the city. The pain is easing, but it's a nagging ache just the same. The rush-hour train bombings killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 others. It was March 11, 2004, d... | Spain commemorates fifth anniversary of Madrid train bombings . March 11, 2004, attacks killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 . Explosives were left on the Spanish trains in sports bags and backpacks . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Comedian Jay Leno's plan to hold a free concert for the jobless of Detroit, Michigan, drew criticism from a politician in the city. A Detroit politician believes Jay Leno should change the location of his free show for the city's unemployed. Detroit City Councilwoman Martha Reeves likes the idea, but she said ... | Detroit councilwoman says Jay Leno should change concert location . Comedian plans to perform free show in Auburn Hills, a well-to-do suburb . Martha Reeves' suggestions: Ford Field, Cobo Hall, the Fox Theater . Free tickets for the show will be given out beginning Monday at 10 a.m. |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A portrait painted 400 years ago and kept anonymously in an Irish home for much of the time since is now believed to be the only painting of William Shakespeare created during his lifetime. The portrait of William Shakespeare is thought to be the "only" portrait painted during his lifetime. The... | Shakespeare group unveil "only" portrait of playwright painted during his lifetime . Painting on display after three years of research and testing . It was painted in about 1610 -- or six years before Shakespeare's death . Identity of man in painting was lost until owner saw a copy of it in a museum . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Key members of Congress from both parties want NASA's internal watchdog fired, arguing he can't be trusted to oversee the $1 billion in additional money the space agency is getting under the Obama administration's economic stimulus package. Lawmakers say NASA's inspector general cannot be trusted an... | Lawmakers say NASA watchdog can't be trusted to oversee $1B in stimulus funds . Government reports say NASA inspector general is too closely tied to the agency . IG Robert Cobb "thought he was supposed to be the lap dog," congressman says . Cobb declined two requests to speak with CNN for this report . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The top court in Iraq sentenced two of Saddam Hussein's half-brothers to death Wednesday for crimes against humanity. Tariq Aziz, seen in 2002, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in jail for crimes against humanity. The court also sentenced former Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and a former se... | NEW: Car bombs in northern Iraqi cities of Mosul and Kirkuk kill six people . Two Saddam Hussein half-brothers sentenced to death for crimes against humanity . Court gives 15-year sentences to former Deputy PM Tariq Aziz and "Chemical Ali" "Chemical Ali," Hussein's cousin, already faces three death sentences . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The power of women hit the State Department on Wednesday when first lady Michelle Obama joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to celebrate champions of women's rights around the world. Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton present the State Department Women of Courage Awards. The event was to celeb... | First lady, secretary of state honor champions of women's rights . Event celebrates State Department Women of Courage Awards . Clinton: Rights of women will "always be central to our foreign policy" Obama: "As women we must stand up for justice for all" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pet store expecting a shipment of exotic fish this week found itself with a man's dead body instead. The man's widow told CNN that it might have been her husband's "last practical joke." The body of Jon Kenoyer, a California man who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, was being don... | Body of Jon Kenoyer delivered to Pets Plus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Intended for delivery to Life Quest Anatomical in Allentown, Pennsylvania . Pet store expected shipment of seahorses, anemones, and corals . "He's just playing the last practical joke on me," says widow . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The gigolo former lover of Germany's richest woman has been jailed for six years after confessing to blackmailing her and other women out of millions of dollars, a court official said Monday. Helg Sgarbi has admitted blackmailing Germany's richest woman, Susanne Klatten. Susanne Klatten, the BMW heiress, compl... | Germany's richest woman told police she was being blackmailed for millions . BMW heiress said former lover threatened to release images of them . Helg Sgarbi's admits trying to blackmail BMW heiress and others . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A slaying spree spread across two southern Alabama towns left 10 people dead Tuesday. The gunman then took his own life. Mayors Wynnton Melton, left, of Geneva, Alabama, and Clay King of Samson, Alabama, speak with CNN. CNN "American Morning" anchor Kiran Chetry spoke with the mayors of the two towns on Wednes... | Mayor says he coached gunman in T-ball, Little League . "The whole community is still in shock," mayor says . Killings show that even in small towns, "we are not shielded" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Thierry Henry scored twice as Barcelona booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 5-2 second leg victory against Lyon at the Nou Camp. Lionel Messi, left, and Thierry Henry celebrate as Barcelona reach the last eight of the Champions League. Former winners Porto joined them at the ... | Barcelona beat Lyon 5-2 in second leg to reach Champions League last eight . Thierry Henry on target twice as Spain's Barcelona progress 6-3 on aggregate . Porto also through on away goals after goalless home leg against Atletico . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A football team from southern Italy is hoping for entry into the Guinness World Records because all their players have the same surname, according to a media report. The entire squad of Team De Feo, an amateur side from the town of Serino, have "De Feo" as their surname -- as does the coach, do... | Amateur football team in southern Italy all have same surname . "Team De Feo" founded by former Serie A player Maurizio De Feo . Team has ambitions to get into Guinness Book of World Records . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A football team from southern Italy is hoping for entry into the Guinness World Records because all their players have the same surname, according to a media report. The entire squad of Team De Feo, an amateur side from the town of Serino, have "De Feo" as their surname -- as does the coach, do... | Amateur football team in southern Italy all have same surname . "Team De Feo" founded by former Serie A player Maurizio De Feo . Team has ambitions to get into Guinness Book of World Records . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- What do you do when your 10-year-old son wakes up in the middle of the night screaming, "There's a 'roo in my room!" Beat Ettlin wrestled a kangaroo out of his house near Canberra after it crashed through a window. If you're Beat Ettlin, you wrest the marsupial into a headlock, drag it down your hallway and to... | Beat Ettlin wrestles with kangaroo that leapt through window into house . Kangaroo jumped into son's room but Ettlin got it in a headlock . Wife: "It leaped through the window, this martial-arts figure. It was very Jackie Chan" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Residents of Second Life, the online virtual environment, can do all kinds of things they can't in real life: fly, mute other voices, even transport themselves from one location (or "sim") to another. Real-life human anger even can spill over into Second Life, the online virtual world. But though they may be g... | Second Life, the online environment, has its share of angry people . At worst, players can be written up, but others try to understand them . User: "There is nothing you can do save to keep the rules in place" iReport.com: Share your stories from Second Life . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A Texas woman accused of killing her toddler daughter and dumping the body in Galveston Bay has been found guilty of murder by a jury in Galveston, Texas. Kimberly Dawn Trenor received a life sentence without possibility of parole in the murder of her daughter. Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 20, showed no emotion as th... | Body of Kimberly Dawn Trenor's daughter found on Galveston Bay island in 2007 . Police dubbed girl "Baby Grace" before her identity was known . Trenor wrote in journal about beating toddler . Trenor's husband to face murder charges in separate trial . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | SAMSON, Alabama (CNN) -- The man who killed 10 people, then himself, in a shooting rampage in southern Alabama had failed in his dreams both to become a U.S. Marine and a police officer, and was depressed and unhappy with his life, investigators said Thursday. The shooter, Michael McLendon, killed his mother before kil... | NEW: Michael McLendon left behind note describing ill will he harbored toward family . NEW: Shooter was going to continue "until he was stopped," investigator says . McLendon killed 10 people in two towns before killing himself . McLendon unhappy with failed efforts to become Marine, police officer, police say . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WINNENDEN, Germany (CNN) -- A gunman dressed in military gear killed 15 people Wednesday in a shooting spree in Germany, police said. German shooter Tim Kretschmer, 17, targeted females during his rampage. Tim Kretschmer, 17, began his rampage at a school where he used to be a student in Winnenden, a small town about 2... | NEW: Victims of gunman's rampage at German school are mostly female . NEW: Police unsure if Tim Kretschmer died from police wounds or killed himself . Police: Three teachers, 9 students among 15 people during 3-hour killing spree . Chancellor Angela Merkel: "It is a day of mourning for the whole of Germany" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The search will continue until at least Friday night for 16 people missing since Thursday morning when a helicopter carrying them to an offshore oil platform ditched in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, Canadian officials said. A helicopter made an emergency crash landing off Newfoundland en route to Hibern... | NEW: Search to continue "until there's absolutely no chance" of locating survivors . NEW: People aboard chopper should be wearing survival suits, locator beacons . One survivor in hospital, one man found dead, 16 still missing . 18 aboard were oil workers; copter ditched into waters off Newfoundland . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Prince William has spoken in depth publicly for the first time about death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, 12 years ago, saying "mummy" is now a hollow word "evoking only memories." Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash 12 years ago. Prince William was only 15 and his brother Prince Harr... | Prince William says he feels "emptiness" every Mother's Day . His mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash 12 years ago . Prince: "For many, including me, [Mummy is] now really just a word" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Polish authorities in Pakistan say they are monitoring local reports that Taliban militants have executed a kidnapped Polish engineer. Pakistani Taliban militants offer prayers in Mamouzai area of . Orakzai Agency in November. Piotr Stancza was kidnapped September 28 from the city of Attock... | Piotr Stancza kidnapped September 28 from Attock in Punjab province . Polish authorities in Pakistan checking local reports . Taliban had demanded release of prisoners, pullout of forces . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least 33 people were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide car bombing targeting a national reconciliation conference in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official told CNN. Abu Ghraib attack victim in Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad, Amjad Hameed . The attack -- which occurred outside the municipal buil... | 33 killed in suicide bombing at reconciliation conference in Baghdad . Tuesday's attack came as tribal leaders were attending conference . Bombing came 3 days after Iraqi PM urged nation's sheikhs to join government . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani troops have been moved to the Indian border amid fears of an Indian ground incursion, two Pakistani military officials told CNN on Friday. File image of a Pakistani soldier . The troops were deployed from Pakistan's western border with Afghanistan, where forces have been battling ... | Pakistan has moved troops to border with India amid rising tensions, officials say . Pakistan forces on high alert after terror attacks last month in Mumbai . Indian defense spokesman: India "is monitoring the situation closely" The two countries have fought three wars since 1947 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A third minute goal from Gonzalo Higuain gave Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Valencia, coach Juande Ramos' first Primera Liga win since taking charge of the Spanish champions. Gonzalo Higuain is congratulated after scoring Real Madrid's only goal against Valencia. The win ended Madrid's run of three straight l... | Gonzalo Higuain scoresd the only goal as Real Madrid defeat Valencia 1-0 . The victory marks first success in the Primera Liga for coach Juande Ramos . Valencia, who had Carlos Marchena sent off, were losing only second match . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor has been catapulted into the global spotlight for his award-winning performance as creepy quiz show host Prem Kumar in the smash hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire." Anil Kapoor: "Slumdog Millionaire is like my story." Kapoor talks to CNN's "My City, My Life" about "Sl... | Anil Kapoor played quiz show host Kumar in hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire" "Slumdog is like my story. I also went from rags to riches," says Kapoor . He lives in Mumbai: "The city is pulsating, like a roller coaster" he says . Kapoor says: "Slumdog is very real -- nothing is exaggerated or downplayed" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | NEW YORK (CNN) -- Ariel Binns is cute, smart, outgoing and looks remarkably like first daughter Sasha Obama. Young model Ariel Binns, right, resembles Sasha Obama. The similarity has not gone unnoticed by the fashion industry. Harper's Bazaar magazine cast the 6-year-old Brooklyn, New York, first-grader with model Tyra... | One young model is getting jobs because she looks like an Obama daughter . Expert: "Marketers are finally waking up to it -- you know -- black is beautiful" J.Crew's Web site crashed after Obama girls wore the brand on Inauguration Day . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Officials monitoring the River Tiber in Rome fear it could break its banks as early as Friday evening after a spate of bad weather in Italy -- but do not expect major flooding. A rescue boat patrols the swollen River Tiber in central Rome early Friday. Guido Bertolaso, the head of the Italian Civil... | NEW: Official: 20 - 30 percent chance that the River Tiber could overflow its banks . Italy has been hit by a wave of bad weather that has claimed two lives . One woman died near Rome when her car was submerged by a wave of water . Body of a second victim was found in Calabria region after a bridge collapsed . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called on President-elect Barack Obama to govern from the middle, as her party sat poised to gain its widest House majority in 15 years. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, celebrates election victories Tuesday night in Washington. According to projections, Democra... | RNC chairman warns Dems against choking "on the bone of responsibility" "A new president must govern from the middle," says House speaker . Dem victories signal "change the American people want," says Pelosi . Projections: House Dems take 22 GOP seats; Republicans snatch four . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A hearing is set for Monday in a case involving actress Lindsay Lohan after an arrest warrant was issued for her Friday, officials said. A warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan apparently stems from her 2007 drunken driving convictions, police said. Lohan's attorney told CNN the warrant was... | Arrest warrant was issued for actress Lindsay Lohan in Beverly Hills on Friday . Warrant believed connected with possible probation violation, D.A.'s office says . Lohan's attorney blames misunderstanding . Actress was convicted of drunken driving in 2007 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against music legend Phil Spector after a jury announced for the second time in eight days that it was hopelessly deadlocked. Phil Spector did not testify at his five-month murder trial. The jury said it was split 10-2. The jury deliberated... | Judge to meet with lawyers next week to discuss options . Actress found dead at music legend's home . Prosecutors said Spector shot Lana Clarkson when she tried to leave . Defense said Clarkson shot herself in the mouth . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Juventus came from behind to defeat Bologna 4-1 on Saturday to put pressure on Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table. Alessandro Del Piero celebrates the first of his two goals in Juventus' 4-1 victory over Bologna. Massimo Mutarelli put Bologna ahead in the 24th minute, but a dominant second half displa... | Juventus recover from going a goal behind to defeat Bologna 4-1 on Saturday . The result lifts Juventus to within four points of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A . Filippo Inzaghi reaches 300 career goals to help AC Milan hammer Siena 5-1 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Josef Fritzl, the Austrian accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, will plead guilty to rape and incest when his trial opens Monday, Fritzl's lawyer told CNN. Josef Fritzl is expected to plead guilty to rape and incest on Monday, his lawyer tells CNN. However,... | Man accused of keeping daughter in a cellar for decades, fathering her 7 children . Josef Fritzl, whose trial starts Monday, will plead guilty, his lawyer tells CNN . Prosecutors: Fritzl raped his daughter over 24 years, said she had run away . Fritzl also accused of killing one of the children he fathered with daughte... |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (Coastal Living) -- Whether scaling a mountain or rounding a bend, nothing beats the sight of water from a hiking trail. Shore to shore, here are great spots for hitting the trail and seeing the coast. Hikers will find snow-white beaches, coastal marshes and maritime forests along Mississippi's Gulf Islands National Se... | Canaveral National Seashore in Florida offers 24 miles of secluded beaches . San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in Texas is a good spot for birding . Camden Hills State Park in Maine offers magnificent views of Penobscot Bay . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Commentators who have watched the conflict in Northern Ireland play out for decades call the peace process a miracle. Various leaders negotiated for years to bring an end to Northern Ireland's "troubles." Culminating in a power sharing deal between Ulster's unionists, led by Ian Paisley, and Sinn Fein, the pol... | Some commentators have called the peace process in Northern Ireland a "miracle" It culminated in a power sharing deal between the Ulster's unionists and Sinn Fein . Peace and prosperity would not have occurred without diplomacy . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe police arrested on Friday a magistrate who ordered the release of a senior opposition politician granted bail by the country's High Court, a lawyer said. A Zimbabwean policeman patrols outside the entrance of Mutare Magistrates court. The order to release the politician had been susp... | Magistrate who released a senior opposition politician arrested . High Court had ordered politican released, but decision was suspended . Roy Bennett's imprisonment a crack in coalition of opposition and Robert Mugabe . In separate decision, High Court ordered release of three human rights activists . |
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