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You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to modify or overturn a lower court's ruling allowing Mary Winkler, convicted of killing her minister husband, visitation rights with the couple's three daughters. Holding baby Brianna, Mary Winkler stands next to Matthew. In the foreground are Mary Alice and Pa... | Mary Winkler convicted earlier this year of shooting her husband to death . Winkler served time and was released; the couple had three children . The children live with their grandparents, who oppose visitation . Winkler has not seen her children in 15 months . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- Two Pakistani television networks that transmit from Dubai in United Arab Emirates were ordered off the air Friday at the request of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, officials from the networks said. Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has been under pressure to lift a state of e... | NEW: GEO-TV president: "It seemed very obvious that they were going to do this" Order comes on the request of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf . GEO-TV and ARY Digital offer varied programming, including news . Both networks transmit from the United Arab Emirates . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | JACKSONVILLE, Florida (CNN) -- Four people were killed and several injured after an explosion Wednesday at a chemical plant sent a thick plume of smoke over a section of Jacksonville, authorities said. A thick plume of smoke rises Wednesday at a chemical plant in Jacksonville, Florida. "Literally, it's a hellish infe... | NEW: Fire Department spokesman: 14 have been taken to area hospitals . Firefighters still fighting hot spots Wednesday afternoon, official says . "It's a hellish inferno," he tells reporters . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Nasser al Ansari is the CEO of Qatari Diar, a state-owned real estate investment company. Famous for its purchase of London's Chelsea Barracks, Qatari Diar was established in 2004 by the Qatar Investment Authority, to support Qatar's growing economy and to co-ordinate the country's real estate development prio... | Nasser al Ansari is CEO of Qatari Diar, Qatar's state-owned investment group . Its global projects are part of nation's attempt to diversify investment portfolio . Investment also aims to bring expertise and jobs to neighboring countries . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A day after New Jersey banned executions, newly released figures show that capital punishment dropped this year to a 13-year low. The Supreme Court will hold oral arguments January 7 about the constitutionality of lethal injection protocols. Forty-two people have been put to death this year, accordi... | Death Penalty Information Center: 42 people have been put to death this year . That's down 57 percent from 1999 level, when 98 inmates were executed . Figure partly due to states questioning the constitutionality of lethal injection . Texas leads the nation in executions this year, according to DPIC . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MOSCOW, Russia -- Zenit Saint Petersburg have clinched their first Russian title in the post-Soviet Union era with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Ramenskoye on Sunday. Zenit captain Anatoly Timoshuk kisses the Russian Premier League trophy after their victory at Ramenskoye. The win means Zenit finish top of the table wit... | Zenit Saint Petersburg clinch the Russian Premier League title on Sunday . They secure the title ahead of Spartak Moscow after a 1-0 win at Ramenskoye . The title success is Zenit's first since 1984 and the first in the post-Soviet era . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | GLASGOW, Scotland -- Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic suffered another setback in their bid for a third successive title after being held 1-1 by managerless Hibernian on Saturday. David Murphy's goals have earned Hibernian four points against the Auld Firm this season. Gordon Strachan's team head the table by thr... | Scottish league leaders Celtic held 1-1 at home by managerless Hibernian . Celtic now lead by three points, having taken just six from last five games . Second-placed Rangers have three games in hand ahead of trip to Aberdeen . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- If you turn to the Bible -- Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 -- you will see a passage that in part says, "A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness." Churchgoers in six states have held prayer sessions along the side of Interstate 35. Now, is it possible that... | Some see connection between the Bible and Interstate 35 . Believers pray by the side of the highway, which runs through six states . I-35 runs from southern Texas to northern Minnesota . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- The price of sin rose Monday in Venezuela where President Hugo Chavez is on a campaign to make Venezuelans cut back on drinking and smoking. "Everyone's shocked," said Leonora Marino, owner of Bodegon Marino in Valencia, Venezuela, west of Caracas. On Monday evening, she was still changing ... | Venezuelan government hikes taxes on alcohol and cigarettes Monday . Ten percent price increase on alcohol and 20 percent increase on cigarettes . Stores near schools, churches and cultural centers cannot sell alcohol . Chavez plans to increase taxes on luxury goods, including Hummers . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | NEW YORK (CNN) -- Obesity is the No. 1 health crisis in the United States, and the nation could be at risk without immediate action, former President Clinton said at CNN's first Fit Nation Summit. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and former President Clinton lead the discussion at the first Fit Nation Summit. "We need to do som... | Experts gather at CNN's first Fit Nation Summit to propose obesity solutions . Former President Clinton: Without obesity solution, nation risks "collapse" Motivating youngsters, removing shame, embarrassment called key . Experts: Removing trans fats, finding healthy replacements also critical . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | DURBAN, South Africa -- India's Yuvraj Singh smashed six sixes in one over as England crashed out of cricket's World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa on Wednesday. Yuvraj Singh smashes his sixth successive six off England fast bowler Stuart Broad . Paul Collingwood's side were eliminated at the Super Eights stage af... | Yuvraj Singh becomes first player to hit six sixes in an over in Twenty20 game . Singh hits 58 in 16 deliveries as India beat England by 18 runs in Durban . England already eliminated from World Twenty20 after South Africa beat NZ . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The man arrested for the videotaped rape of a toddler in Las Vegas, Nevada, will make his initial appearance in court Friday, a Clark County, Nevada, court official told CNN Tuesday. Authorities have not yet decided if Chester Arthur Stiles will appear in person or via video link. The judge will set a date fo... | NEW: Suspect's ex-girlfriend: "I've had my share of nightmares" Chester Arthur Stiles to make his initial court appearance Friday . Stiles, 37, arrested following a routine traffic stop . Suspect said "I'm Chester Stiles. ... I'm sick of running," according to officer . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | JACKSONVILLE, Florida (CNN) -- Eduardo Gonzalez, a petty officer second class with the U.S. Navy, is about to be deployed overseas for a third time. Making his deployment even tougher is the fact his wife may not be around when he comes back. Mildred and Eduardo Gonzalez worry about what would happen to their family if... | Sailor's wife could be deported while he's overseas . Sailor: "Defending the country that's trying to kick my family out" is tough . U.S. military doesn't have overall policy to handle such situations . Wife: "We just want to feel safe and have a home just like everybody else" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Heavy rains and flooding have forced hundreds of thousands of people from homes in southern Mexico's state of Tabasco over the past four days, with nearly as many trapped by the rising waters, state officials said Thursday. Officials say about 300,000 people are still trapped by the worst f... | One dead as hundreds of thousands flee rising floodwaters . About 80 percent of the city of Villahermosa is under water . Tabasco and Chiapas states hardest hit . Authorities say 700,000 affected and 300,000 still trapped by flooding . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The United Nations is calling on NATO to do more to stop the Afghan opium trade after a new survey showed how the drug dominates Afghanistan's economy. Afghan villagers tend to opium poppies in Taliban-controlled Helmand province in April 2007. The report from the U.N.'s Office on Drugs and Crim... | Study finds opium makes up half of Afghanistan's gross domestic product . Agency pushes NATO forces to attack skyrocketing problem aggressively . Drugs funds insurgency; poppy trade unchecked in Taliban strongholds . U.N. drug chief advocates providing income alternative for poppy farmers . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MADRID, Spain -- David Nalbandian battled back to stun world No. 1 Roger Federer with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 victory in the final of the Madrid Masters on Sunday. David Nalbandian celebrates after upsetting Roger Federer in the Madrid Masters final. The Argentine, ranked 25th in the world, repeated his 2005 upset win over the S... | David Nalbandian won Madrid Masters after beating top seed Roger Federer . The Argentine triumphed 1-6 6-3 6-3 against the Swiss defending champion . He became third man to beat world's three top players en route to a title . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Juan Roman Riquelme scored twice as Argentina beat Bolivia 3-0 to notch a third successive victory in the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup on Saturday. Juan Roman Riquelme celebrates after scoring his first goal in Argentina's win against Bolivia. The midfielder followed up hi... | Argentina beat Bolivia 3-0 in South American qualifier for 2010 World Cup . Juan Roman Riquelme nets twice as Argentina win third successive match . Ecuador coach Luis Fernando Suarez quits after 5-1 loss against Paraguay . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidates on Wednesday criticized President Bush's plan to withdraw roughly 30,000 troops from Iraq by next summer, with Sen. Hillary Clinton labeling it "too little, too late." Sen. Hillary Clinton listens as Gen. David Petraeus testifies before the Senate Armed Services Co... | NEW: John Edwards calls for immediate withdrawal of 40,000-50,000 troops . Sen. Hillary Clinton says withdrawal of 30,000 troops by July "too little, too late" Sen. Barack Obama calls for an immediate start to troop withdrawals . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It is an irony of contemporary art-museum management: Sometimes the museum that creates an exhibition doesn't get to premiere it. In a treatment of a Bridgeman Art Library photo, the High shows visitors Jules Arnout's "View of the Grand Gallery." This is the case this week, as Atlanta's High M... | "Inspiring Impressionism" looks at Old Masters, other influences on modern art . Featured are works of Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Cassatt, Morisot . "Inspiring Impressionism" runs through January 31, 2008, at the High Museum . Denver Art Museum and Seattle Art Museum get the show next . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | KIEV, Ukraine -- Serbian central defender Nemanja Vidic has convinced Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson that he should play in Tuesday's Champions League clash away to Dynamo Kiev. Vidic clashes with Roma goalkeeper Gianluca Curci during the UEFA Champions League Group F match. The former Spartak Moscow playe... | Nemanja Vidic plays in Man United's Champions League tie at Dynamo Kiev . Serbian defender sat out 4-1 win at Aston Villa with after-effects of concussion . United started group campaign with wins against Sporting Lisbon and Roma . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Some Democrats appear to be wavering on a highly contentious House resolution labeling Turkey's treatment of Armenians in World War I as genocide. A KC-135 tanker lands at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey in 2003. Turkey, a longtime U.S. ally and NATO partner, was incensed by the resolution call... | NEW: Majority Leader says a number of Dems are "revisiting their own positions" Turkey is upset about World War I "genocide" resolution in Congress . House resolution calls killing of Armenians "genocide" Incirlik Air Base is key point for U.S. military supply of Iraq mission . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England -- Milan goalkeeper Dida has been cleared to play in next month's Champions League match at Shakhtar Donetsk after partially winning his appeal to UEFA against a two-match ban. Dida has had one game of his two-match ban suspended for a year following an appeal to UEFA. Brazilian Dida was also fined 60,0... | Milan goalkeeper Dida is partially successful against two-match UEFA ban . Dida misses Wednesday's home Champions League tie against Shakhtar . Second game of ban suspended for one year freeing him for return in Ukraine . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Reggae legend Lucky Dube, one of South Africa's most famous musicians, was killed in an attempted car-jacking as he dropped his children off at a relative's house, his record label said Friday. Reggae star Lucky Dube was much loved by his fellow South Africans. Dube, 43, was killed i... | South African reggae legend Lucky Dube killed in attempted hijacking . Dube, 43, killed Thursday in Johannesburg after hijacker tried to steal his car . Death casts shadow over South Africa's preparations for rugby World Cup final . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Brendon Pelser said he saw pure terror in the faces of his fellow passengers after an engine fell from a wing as it took off from Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday. Men were sweating profusely, women were crying. "There was fear on their faces," Pelser said. "Everyone started panicking." But the pilot of Nat... | Nationwide Airlines pilot dumped fuel until he landed plane Wednesday . An object was sucked into the engine as the nose wheel lifted from the ground . 100, including crew, were on the plane; no one was injured . Plane passenger: "Everyone started panicking" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Federal Emergency Management Agency officials know the agency's performance in the California wildfires will be watched closely for comparisons to its failures in Hurricane Katrina. A volunteer distributes donated food and supplies to evacueesTuesday at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. FEMA Director David Pauliso... | FEMA doesn't face utter devastation as in Gulf Coast in 2005 . Victims can escape in own vehicles on open roads . Communications infrastructure remains intact . Agencies learn from Hurricane Katrina mistakes . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The late Chris Benoit idolized the Dynamite Kid, who was half of a professional wrestling team famous in the 1980s for spectacular high-flying, acrobatic moves. Chris Benoit strangled his wife and suffocated his son before hanging himself in June. The Dynamite Kid and his partner, Davey Boy Smith, were known a... | Vince McMahon: WWE has one of best drug-testing programs . Wrestling boss tells CNN that individuals bear responsibility for actions . Critics say WWE penalties for drug use are not harsh enough . Wrestlers still can get drugs if they have prescriptions from doctors . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (Mental Floss) -- Everyone goes through a rebellious phase. And, if you're lucky, you'll be able to look back on those years and laugh. If you're less lucky, you spent those years on a reality show, so for the rest of time, millions of strangers can look back on them and laugh instead. In modern times, cats frolic amon... | Justa Grata Honoria plotted to kill her emperor of Roman Empire . When first plot failed, she offered to marry Attila the Hun . He failed to annihilate Rome, or marry her . She then suffered the fate she dreaded . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Football dignitaries gathered in Sheffield, northern England, on Wednesday to kick off the 150th birthday celebrations of Sheffield FC -- the sport's oldest club. FIFA chief Blatter was among those in Sheffield to kick off the 150th birthday celebrations of football's oldest club. Guests of hon... | FIFA President Sepp Blatter among guests marking Sheffield FC's 150 years . English side Sheffield FC recognized as the oldest football club in the world . Club is one of two to win FIFA's Order of Merit -- the other is Real Madrid . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (RealSimple.com) -- Why shoes are called "pumps" and other strange-but-true stories behind the clothes and accessories you know and love. So, how did the trend for pointed-toe shoes start? Manolo who? Long before they ever made an appearance on the TV show "Sex and the City," pointed shoes were favored by Polish nobles... | Polish diplomats brought pointed shoes to Britain in 1300s . A female runner sewed two jock straps together for first sports bra . Men wore earrings in Egypt in 1500s . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | BARCELONA, England -- Ronaldinho has been recalled to the Barcelona squad for Tuesday's Champions League match against Rangers in Glasgow. Ronaldinho was dropped from the Barcelona squad on Saturday for returning late from international duty. The Brazilian was omitted from the squad that lost 3-1 to Villarreal on Satur... | Ronaldinho is recalled to Barca squad to face Rangers in Champions League . The Brazilian was dropped from the squad that lost to Villarreal on Saturday . Midfielder Deco will be out of action for five weeks after suffering a thigh injury . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- At one point in Jared Hutchins' young life, the Beatles were a big problem. The rallies, which draw mostly teens, are one part concert, one part Christian revival. "I had to stop listening to them for a while," said Hutchins, who lives in Cumming, Georgia, and plays the piano, guitar and harmonica. He said the... | Thousands of teens attend Christian rallies each year . Many of the rallies attempt to offer an alternative to secular popular culture . Opponents say these impose conservative values on vulnerable teenagers . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- I was 14 at the time. Lebanon's civil war was in full flood. One afternoon the shells began raining down on our neighborhood in Beirut. A Lebanese woman and her son run through west Beirut in 1989 during fighting between rival forces. We ran from school screaming. Forget the book bags, classma... | CNN's Octavia Nasr: Will Lebanon's brief renaissance be snuffed out? Nasr says Lebanon's key power players haven't changed since 1980s . Nasr: Current struggle threatens to set Lebanon back 20 years . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Firefighters in Southern California are facing wind-whipped walls of flame from 15 wildfires that have scorched more than 400,000 acres and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Firefighters battle the Witch fire Tuesday in the Del Dios area of Escondido, California.... | No end "until it reaches the ocean or the winds turn around," official says . Nearly 350,000 homes in San Diego County evacuated; 70 people injured . Flames have charred 700,000 acres, more than 1,000 homes . Not "enough fire engines in the state of California," Ventura County official says . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- If you thought it was difficult managing your own money in 2007, consider the pressure of the task when you're dealing with $1.8 trillion of client assets. Sallie Krawcheck has made Fortune's list of the World's Most Powerful Women every year since 2002 . That's what Sallie Krawcheck does as Chairman and Chief... | MME speaks with Sallie Krawcheck, boss of Citi Global Wealth Management . Ranked by Fortune magazine as World's 12th Most Powerful Woman in 2007 . Manages client assets worth $1.8 trillion, formerly bank's CFO . Tells MME: "we're very bullish" on economic potential of the Middle East . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ORANGE COUNTY, California (CNN) -- One of the larger fires in Southern California was deliberately started by someone with apparent knowledge of arson, a fire official said Thursday. Firefighter Luke Perisin sets a backfire Wednesday against the Santiago Fire in Live Oak Canyon, California. The Santiago Fire in Orange ... | Santiago Fire deliberately started in two places, official says . Santiago Fire grows to 25,000 acres . L.A. authorities investigate man arrested for suspected arson . Blaze has destroyed 22 structures . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Conditions that created what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dubbed "the perfect storm for fire" eased Wednesday, helping firefighters gain ground against devastating Southern California wildfires. A plane drops fire retardant on the fourth day of a wildfire pushed by winds through ... | Local and federal officials probe suspected arson, offer $70,000 reward . Wind speeds drop, humidity increases after Santa Ana winds change direction . President Bush signs major disaster declaration for Southern California . Home losses will likely top $1 billion in San Diego County, official says . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- A Sudanese court found a British teacher guilty of insulting religion and sentenced her to 15 days in prison Thursday for allowing a teddy bear to be named "Mohammed," British authorities and her lawyer reported. An undated amateur photo of Gillian Gibbons, who has been found guilty of insultin... | British teacher in Sudan found guilty of insulting religion . Gillian Gibbons, 54, arrested after her class named teddy bear "Mohammed" Gibbons was not convicted of two other charges brought against her . UK consular staff, Gibbons' defense team initially refused access to the court . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The owner of a North Carolina beach house where seven college students died in a weekend fire said Monday that his family's "lives were just changed forever" by the tragedy. Chip Auman said his 18-year-old daughter survived the fire but was hospitalized and in stable condition because of complications from smo... | "Heartbroken" house owner's daughter among six survivors hospitalized . One survivor jumped out of a third-story window into a canal to escape . University of South Carolina mourns deaths of six students . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he is cutting all ties with Colombia as long as Alvaro Uribe remains its president. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe withdrew his support for the Venezuelan leader's mediation efforts with the FARC. "I say before the world, while President Uribe is president of C... | Chavez says Uribe had asked him to help secure the release of hostages . Uribe cited Chavez's direct communication with Uribe's top general as breach . Chavez accuses Uribe of lying . Chavez says his arms are open to the Colombian people . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | Editor's note: Ann Curley is the assignment manager for the CNN Medical News unit. She has been a type I diabetic for 40 years. This is her story of life with diabetes. Ann Curley uses a pump attached to a catheter in her body to monitor glucose levels and administer insulin. (CNN) -- When I was 7 years old, my mom too... | CNN Medical Unit assignment manager Ann Curley is a type I diabetic . She learned she had diabetes when she was 7 years old . Testing progressed from fizzy tablets in urine to continuous glucose monitors . With changes in technology have come improvements in prognoses . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | CARDIFF, Wales -- Former Wales and British Lions center Ray Gravell has died of a suspected heart attack aged 56, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has announced. Gravell won 23 caps for Wales and played on the Lions tour of South Africa in 1980. Gravell had been on holiday with his family in the Spanish Mediterranean island... | Former Wales and British Lions center Ray Gravell has died aged 56 . He was on holiday with his family in Mallorca . After retiring he worked as an actor and broadcaster . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama kicked off a series of local outreach gospel concerts Friday in Charleston, South Carolina, that unexpectedly came back to bite his campaign. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is competing for the black vote with Hillary Clinton. The concerts we... | Obama holding concerts to win over African-American Christians in S. Carolina . But lineup offends homosexuals, angered by appearance of anti-gay singer . Obama disavows preacher-singer's views, asks gay pastor to appear too . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MADRID, Spain -- Atletico Madrid recovered from their painful recent defeat by Barcelona to crush European rivals Real Zaragoza 4-0 in the Primera Liga on Sunday. Luis Garcia celebrates his first Atletico Madrid goal in their superb 4-0 victory over Real Zaragoza. Luis Garcia's first goal for the club, a double from Ar... | Atletico Madrid bounce back to form with a superb 4-0 victory over Zaragoza . Maxi Rodriguez scores twice with Luis Garcia and Diego Forlan also on target . Getafe registered their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Murcia . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The company owns The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Sands Macau in The People's Republic of China's Special Administrative Region of Macau, as well as Venetian Macau Limited, a developer of additional multiple casino hotel resort properties in... | The company owns three major casino complexes, in Las Vegas and Macau . Venetian Casino Resort opened in 1999, originally consisted of 3,036 suites . In May 2004, Las Vegas Sands opened the Sands Macau . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- State Department officials should serve where they are needed -- even in war-torn Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that "people need to serve where they are needed." Rice was responding to foreign service officers' objections t... | Condoleezza Rice responds to foreign service officers' objections on Iraq duty . "Directed assignments" will be enforced if enough officers don't volunteer in Iraq . Rice: Department doing "everything that we can to try and protect our diplomats" One official calls order to serve in Iraq "a potential death sentence" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- Favorable weather and firefighter reinforcements helped ease the fire danger in parts of Southern California Thursday, but the human toll from the disaster was still coming to light. A firefighter watches the Harris Fire. Four bodies were found in a canyon in the path of the blaze Thursda... | NEW: Qualcomm Stadium to close as an emergency shelter at noon Friday . Charred bodies of three men and a woman found near San Diego . More than half of Southern California fires are fully contained . Bush to fire victims: We're not going to forget you in Washington . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The commander of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton has been relieved of his command amid an inquiry into misconduct by crew members, the U.S. Navy said Friday. The USS Hampton appears in an undated photograph. Cmdr. Michael B. Portland lost his post "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to comma... | Navy says it has lost confidence in officer's ability to command . Crew members on sub disciplined for faking inspection records, Navy says . Ten people have been relieved of duty; six received "nonjudicial punishment" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A bus hopped a highway median and crashed into a pickup truck before being broadsided by an 18-wheeler, Arkansas police said, killing the pickup driver and two bus riders. Two passengers were found dead inside the bus, said Arkansas State Police. Forty people were hurt in Sunday night's crash, which shut down ... | Bus driver, tractor-trailer trucker injured in 3-vehicle crash, AP reports . Bus crossed median, hit pickup truck, then 18-wheeler, killing 3 . All lanes of I-40 closed for 13 miles east of Forrest City, Arkansas . Driver of the pickup truck and two bus passengers killed, police say . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- If someone had asked Kelly Pless to describe herself three years ago, the word "fit" would have never crossed her mind. Kelly Pless weighed 220 pounds at her heaviest. She lost 95 pounds through diet and exercise. For most of her adult life, the 31-year-old graduate student from Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, has... | Kelly Pless started gaining as a teen and weighed 220 pounds at her heaviest . Exercise and an "eat to live" eating philosophy helped her shed 95 pounds . Pless started out walking but now runs 40 miles a week . She is training to run two marathons this winter . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- It was two years late and billions of dollars over budget, but this week the Singapore Airline-owned A380 completed its maiden passenger journey between Singapore and Sydney. Making history: the first double bed on a commercial jet . On board were nearly 500 passengers who had bid thousands of dollars for the ... | Singapore Airlines A380 superjumbo completes historic maiden flight . Luxury first class cabins have separate leather seats and double beds . One passenger paid $100,000 for the first Singapore to Sydney trip . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The illegal export of U.S. military technology to Iran and China poses a growing threat, the Justice Department said Thursday as it announced plans to combat the practice. Iran is the only country still flying the F-14 Tomcat. The department said the United States will tighten monitoring of export l... | Illegal exports to Iran, China an increasing problem, Justice Department says . Pittsburgh company cited for export of products with nuclear applications . Utah men charged with attempting to illegally export jet fighter parts . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Behind the state banquet and smiles from Queen Elizabeth and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's visit to London this week caused a wave of dissent. The UK political elite boycotted events. Demonstrators lined the Mall. The UK foreign secretary pulled out of a meeting with his ... | Saudi Arabia is the UK's largest trading partner in the Middle East . Britain is also the second largest foreign investor in the Kingdom . The UK has been one of the top five exporters to Saudi Arabia since the 1990s . Exports to Britain are expected to reach a record high in the non-oil sector . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees fled camps Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo as rebel troops attacked government forces in the area, the U.N. refugee agency said. Refugees move along a road Tuesday in Mugunga, near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A press release from the U.N. High ... | NEW: Congo rebels blame Rwandan Hutus for attack, report says . Internally displaced Congolese flee as rebels attack government troops . Torrential rain makes refugee movement difficult . U.N. refugee agency: Some 375,000 have been forced from homes in past year . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Genarlow Wilson, freed last week from a Georgia prison, said he's glad he rejected a plea deal from prosecutors, even if it would have sprung him from prison months earlier. Genarlow Wilson tells CNN on Sunday that he will be more conservative and alert in the future. The 21-year-old, who serv... | Genarlow Wilson: Accepting plea deal would have left him without a home . Wilson, 21, promises to be more conservative, alert and thankful in future . He plans to study sociology in college -- "I feel like I've been living my major" Wilson served two years in prison after consensual oral sex with teen girl . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The confirmation of Michael Mukasey as attorney general was all but assured Friday when two key Democratic senators said they will vote in favor of the nominee despite questions about his views on "waterboarding" and the president's power to order electronic surveillance. Sens. Dianne Feinstein of ... | NEW: Feinstein, Schumer say they'll vote for attorney general nominee . Michael Mukasey's nomination now expected to pass Judiciary Committee . Sen. Patrick Leahy says he will not vote to confirm Michael Mukasey . Committee scheduled to vote on nomination on Tuesday . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Nine people were killed and 19 injured after a tour bus carrying people on a ski trip left a highway and rolled over Sunday night in southeastern Utah, a highway patrol spokesman said. The seats of the bus that rolled over are exposed to the snow at the crash site in southeastern Utah on Monday. At least 50 pe... | Death toll rises to nine as tour bus runs off highway, rolls over . Bus was carrying at least 50 people when it crashed in southeastern Utah . Bus was en route from Telluride, Colorado, to Phoenix, Arizona, after weekend ski trip . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Banksy is Britain's most wanted artist -- his art sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he continues to use public spaces as his main canvas, while all the time keeping his identity a secret. Banksy's latest piece in East London where a passer-by claims to have taken a photo of the ar... | British graphic artist's identity remains a mystery despite huge popularity . Feted by the art world and Hollywood celebrities count among his collectors . Despite popularity local authorities have removed his public works . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ROME, Italy (CNN) -- The garbage crisis in Naples encompasses the worst Italian clichés, and in particular those of the southern part of this lovely peninsula: mismanagement, political interference, mafia profiteering and the ability of those responsible to deflect the attention and the blame elsewhere. Naples has had ... | Rubbish is piling up on the streets of Naples, with municipal dumps full . Many commentators question the role of the local mafia in the award of contracts . More than $2.5B in emergency funds has been spent on the problem over the years . One dump was going to be a golf course -- residents furious it is being re-opene... |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | CHEBARKUL, Russia (Reuters) -- President Vladimir Putin said on Friday security threats had forced Russia to revive the Soviet-era practice of sending bomber aircraft on regular patrols beyond its borders. A Russian strategic bomber flies over an airfield outside Moscow during an air show. Putin said 14 strategic bombe... | Russia to send bomber aircraft on long-range flights on a permanent basis . President Vladimir Putin said the move was in response to security threats . The White House says the flights do not pose a threat to the United States . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (Mental Floss) -- 1. The Hamburger -- Louis' Lunch, New Haven, Connecticut . This burger did not come from Louis' so ketchup is OK. There are competing claims for the coveted "Inventor of the Hamburger" title, but according to Louis' Lunch (and the Library of Congress, for that matter), this small New Haven restaurant ... | Famous American foods created across United States . Connecticut diner claims creation of the hamburger . Onion rings were courtesy of cook at Pig Stand in Texas . Fat Darrell came from "Grease Trucks" at Rutgers University . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Authorities in Azerbaijan recently uncovered a radical Islamic terror plot against the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Baku, prompting the facility to close its doors to the public Monday, Azerbaijan and U.S. officials told CNN. The Bibi Heybat Mosque, just outside the capital Baku. As a precaution, Britain also ... | Authorities uncover a radical Islamic terror plot against the U.S. embassy in Baku . The United States has reduced its embassy's operations . Britain also shut its embassy in Baku to the public on Monday . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel off Somalia, but not without a deadly fight, the U.S. Navy reported Tuesday. The USS James E. Williams ordered pirates to give up their weapons, the Navy says. When the battle aboard the Dai Hong Da... | North Korean crew recaptures hijacked vessel . Navy says two pirates killed, five captured; three from crew injured . USS Arleigh Burke enters Somali territorial waters to pursue other pirates . Pirates aboard hijacked Golden Nori carrying highly flammable benzene . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Debra Lafave, the former Florida middle school teacher convicted of having sex with a student, violated her probation by hugging a young co-worker, a Florida judge found Thursday. Debra Lafave was arrested after talking with a teenager. She is not allowed to have contact with anyone under 18. But the judge did... | NEW: Judge finds former teacher in violation of probation in student sex case . But judge spares Debra Lafave from jail, warns her "don't come back" Lafave's probation forbids her to have contact with anyone under 18 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (InStyle) -- It all boils down to this. It doesn't really matter all that much what hot, nubile French maverick has set the fashion world on fire. Or which Milanese visionary has a new fabric technique discovered during a life-changing trip to Angkor Wat that's sure to bring back sixties minimalism with a twist. Or tha... | Ralph Lauren began as tie salesman from the Bronx . First design: Wide ties when others were narrow . Has designed high fashion for four decades . Goal: Glamorous clothing that is "consistent and accessible" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A man named as a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police officer last week was captured at a shelter in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson said at a news conference. Miami Police Chief John Timoney said he had been alerted by Philadelphi... | Tip leads police to John Lewis at homeless shelter in Miami . Lewis is suspected in fatal shooting of Philadelphia Ofc. Charles Cassidy . Cassidy walked in on doughnut shop robbery last week and was shot, police say . Philadelphia police alerted Miami counterparts that Lewis was headed that way . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LOS ANGELES, California -- One of the bigger difficulties any first-time buyer faces is purchasing a car that doesn't scream "first-time" to friends, relatives and co-workers, or indeed to the buyer each time they step into an ill-chosen purchase. A "shark" that races down roads. To break from the boring econobox, here... | Tiburon is low-slung sportster that won't bust first-time buyer's wallet . Pontiac G5 GT boasts highly sprung motoring . Toyota's hipster Scion comes dripping with gadgetry inside . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- President Bush blasted the Democratic-controlled Congress on Tuesday for having "the worst record in 20 years." "Congress is not getting its work done," Bush said, flanked by members of the Republican House leadership. "The House of Representatives has wasted valuable time on a constant stream of investigation... | Bush: Senate "wasting valuable time" with children's health insurance bill . Congress "holding hostage" funds for troops, Bush says . Bush accuses Congress of gridlock, failing to promote anyone's agenda . Democrats fire back, saying Bush's words "ring hollow" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a letter to CNN that he is still "grappling with shame, guilt, remorse and my own healing if that will ever be possible." And a social worker who has worked extensively with him said he draws self-portraits that often show him with a tear running down his cheek. A self-... | Social worker says sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is a changed person. Ten people were killed in Washington-area sniper attacks in 2002 . In a letter to CNN, Malvo writes he's still "grappling with shame, guilt, remorse" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ROME, Italy -- Italy national coach Roberto Donadoni has left Cristiano Lucarelli in his squad for next Saturday's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier in Scotland. Lucarelli keeps his place in the Italian squad after scoring twice against South Africa. The Shakhtar Donetsk striker is in fine form and has been rewarded for his ... | Striker Cristiano Lucarelli keeps his place in Italy's squad to face Scotland . Lucarelli impressed by scoring twice in the recent victory over South Africa . Juventus striker Raffaele Palladino earns his first call-up to the senior squad . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Erik Prince, the chairman and CEO of Blackwater USA, appeared Tuesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Erik Prince, CEO and chairman of Blackwater USA, is sworn in Tuesday at a congressional hearing. The committee convened amid an FBI investigation into a September 16 shootout inv... | Erik Prince, CEO of Blackwater USA, testifies before House panel . Hearings held amid an FBI probe into a shootout involving Blackwater personnel . Prince: "I believe we acted appropriately at all times" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England -- UEFA has punished Benfica midfielder Augustin Binya with a six-match European ban following his horror tackle on Celtic's Scott Brown last week. Augustin Binya, right, lunges towards Celtic midfielder Scott Brown during Benfica's 1-0 defeat in Glasgow. The Cameroon international was sent off for the ... | UEFA has punished Benfica midfielder Augustin Binya with a six-match ban . The Cameroon international was sent off for bad tackle on Celtic's Scott Brown . Brown was lucky to escape injury in incident during Champions League match . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With the election of the next president a year away, Sen. Hillary Clinton remains the person to beat, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Monday suggests. As the countdown begins to November 4, 2008, the New York Democrat continues to dominate the race for the Democratic presidential no... | Sen. Clinton supported by 44 percent of Democrats polled, down from October . Rudy Giuliani continues to lead Republican presidential field with 28 percent . Clinton beats Giuliani 51 percent to 45 percent, the poll found . Only 42 percent think things are going well in the U.S., according to the poll . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran should be allowed to pursue its nuclear program for peaceful purposes, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during the first visit to the country by a Kremlin leader since 1943. Putin, right, is greeted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following his arrival in Tehran. Puti... | Russian President Putin backs Iran's "peaceful" nuclear program during visit . Putin in Tehran to attend summit of Caspian Sea nations to discuss oil rights . Iran, Russia set to discuss Iranian nuclear program, U.S. push for sanctions . Putin downplay rumors of assassination plot; Iran says claims are "baseless" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | PARIS, France (CNN) -- Three French journalists charged in an alleged plot to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe arrived in Paris on Sunday, hours after French President Nicolas Sarkozy held emergency talks in Chad. But 14 other people remained in custody in the African nation, some facing serious charges t... | NEW: French president returns to France with three released journalists . Journalists are among seven Europeans freed Sunday in child "kidnap" row . There are still 14 other people in custody in Chad . Father: "They never said they would take away our children" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ROME, Italy (CNN) -- A sixth U.S. service member died Friday from injuries sustained when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in northeastern Italy on Thursday, the U.S. military in Europe said. The helicopter, carrying 11 U.S. military personnel, crashed Thursday afternoon about 22 miles from Aviano, Italy. Four people we... | Four killed in crash; two people die later of injuries . Copter took off from Aviano Air Base, news agency reports . Black Hawk helicopter had 11 people aboard . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | MEMPHIS, Tennessee (CNN) -- Three men have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death last week of a University of Memphis football player, Memphis police announced Monday. Police investigating a car crash on September 30 found Taylor Bradford, 21, fatally wounded near the campus residence hall area. H... | University of Memphis athlete Taylor Bradford, 21, was shot September 30 . Three charged with murder in perpetration of attempted aggravated robbery . After player was shot, he got in his car, drove off and then crashed into a tree . The killing spurred school officials to temporarily lock down the campus . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A court has ordered pop singer Britney Spears to give up custody of her children effective Wednesday at noon. Kevin Federline and Britney Spears, here during happier times, have two children. Spears' former husband, Kevin Federline, is to retain custody of their two sons "until further ... | Kevin Federline to take custody of children effective Wednesday noon . Federline and Britney Spears have two children, ages 2 and 1 . Pair were divorced in July . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Former football star O.J. Simpson walked out of jail late Wednesday after posting $250,000 bail. O.J. Simpson leaves the Clark County Detention Center late Wednesday night. Eighth District Judge Jackie Glass hours earlier doubled Simpson's bail to ensure his appearance at an April 7 trial. Gl... | Judge doubles bail to $250,000, accuses of "arrogance" or "ignorance" Jailed since Friday, Simpson was required to put down $37,500 in cash to get out . Bail bondsman tells judge O.J. Simpson never paid him . DA says Simpson violated bail terms by leaving message for co-defendant . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Air Force is returning F-15E Strike Eagle jets to service over Iraq and Afghanistan after grounding other F-15s, the Air Force said Wednesday. The Air Force grounded models of its F-15 fleet after the crash of an older model F-15C this month. The F-15s were grounded after a crash earlier this mo... | F-15s grounded after a November 1 crash in Missouri . F-15 is used for ground support in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . All U.S. Air Force 224 E-model aircraft will undergo a one-time inspection . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Former detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement accuse the agency in a lawsuit of forcibly injecting them with psychotropic drugs while trying to shuttle them out of the country during their deportation. Raymond Soeoth, pictured here with his wife, says he was injected with drug... | Detainees file suit against ICE, allege they were injected with drugs . One detainee tells CNN: "What they did to me was very, very bad" ICE says 1,073 detainees have had "medical escorts" since 2003 . Sen. Lieberman vows to investigate further; spokesman calls charges "troubling" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- A young girl shown on video being sexually assaulted was raped while in the care of a baby sitter her mother hired, the mother's attorney said Tuesday. Chester Arthur Stiles, 37, of Nevada is being sought as a suspect in the videotaped rape of a young girl. The mother did not know her daught... | Mom thinks girl was abused while in the care of a baby sitter, attorney says . Mother had no idea daughter had been abused, attorney says . Girl, now 7, shown being raped on videotape made years ago . Manhunt underway for suspect, Chester Arthur Stiles, 37 . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday criticized a recent vote by Democratic presidential rival Sen. Hillary Clinton as helping to give President Bush a "blank check" to take military action against Iran. Sen. Barack Obama says Sen. Hillary Clinton has shown "flawed" judgment. "We know in the past that the ... | NEW: Sen. Hillary Clinton defends vote on resolution, saying "it's not a law" Sen. Barack Obama: President could use Iran measure to justify military action . Obama says Clinton's vote for resolution shows "flawed" judgment . Differences with Clinton will be clear in "next phase" of campaign, Obama says . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | JENA, Louisiana (CNN) -- Charges against Bryant Purvis, one of the six black students accused of being involved in beating a white student, were reduced to second degree aggravated battery during his arraignment Wednesday morning. Bryant Purvis says he is focusing on his studies and practicing basketball. Purvis, who ... | Charges against Bryant Purvis reduced to second degree aggravated battery . Purvis had faced attempted murder, conspiracy charges . Charges reduced against at least five of six blacks charged in beating . Case of "Jena 6" drew national spotlight during September protest . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Up to 1,000 human rights campaigners demonstrated Saturday in front of No. 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, calling on the British government to demand that full democracy be restored in Pakistan. Jemima Khan, center, ex-wife for former Paki... | Human rights campaigners demonstrate in front of No. 10 Downing Street . Protests urged UK government to demand full democracy restored in Pakistan . Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan's ex wife Jemima among protesters . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- After his weekend arrest on gun charges, rapper T.I. will remain in custody until a bond hearing Friday, a federal magistrate said Monday. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested without incident in midtown Atlanta. The entertainer, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrest... | NEW: T.I. to remain in custody until Friday, when there's a bond hearing . Rapper was arrested Saturday on weapons charges . T.I. won two awards at BET awards show Saturday night . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Three Chinese nationals accused of importing thousands of counterfeit luxury handbags in the United States have been arrested in the past two days, federal authorities announced Thursday. Shoppers sort through counterfeit brand name luxury bags and wallets on a Hong Kong street. "This was a sophisti... | Authorities call it one of the largest counterfeit operations ever discovered . Official: Scheme profited "off the backs of legitimate companies" Counterfeit operation allegedly involved 300,000 high-end bags and wallets . The alleged leaders are three Chinese citizens living in New York . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza left his position Monday, just days after nearly half of the NHC staff signed a petition calling for his ouster. Hurricane Center Bill Proenza left his job as director Monday. Proenza is still employed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra... | National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza has left his position . Nearly half of the NHC signed a petition calling for him to step down . Proenza came under fire for comments he made about the QuikSCAT satellite . Staff unhappy with environment of closed doors, public bickering . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | DHAKA, Bangladesh (CNN) -- More than 1,700 people have died in Bangladesh after a devastating tropical cyclone ripped through the western coast of the country, and the toll is expected to rise, a government spokesman tells CNN. Families stand amid the wreckage caused by the cyclone Friday in southern Bangladesh. Brig.... | More than 1,700 people dead, toll expected to rise, official says . 15,000 people are injured following Thursday's tropical Cyclone Sidr . U.N. World Food Programme has food for 400,000 people for three days . Power outages, massive traffic jams and poor phone service in Dhaka . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A man has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly displaying hangman's nooses from the back of a pickup truck during a civil rights march last year in Jena, Louisiana. A photo taken by I-Reporter Casanova Love shows a noose hanging from a pickup in Alexandria, Louisiana. Jeremiah Munsen, 18, ... | Louisiana resident, 18, faces federal hate-crime, conspiracy charges . Driver allegedly taunted civil rights marchers with nooses on pickup truck . Marchers were protesting handling of several racially charged incidents . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Rock group R.E.M. debuted a song from its upcoming album Wednesday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°" program. R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe says the band was honored to be involved with the "Planet in Peril" project. The song "Until the Day Is Done" also will appear later this month in "Planet in Peril," a four-h... | R.E.M. song "Until the Day Is Done" debuts on CNN . Song also to be used in documentary "Planet in Peril" Song will be on R.E.M.'s upcoming album . Band releasing live CD/DVD next week . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | EL CALABOZ, Texas (CNN) -- Eloisa Tamez said she isn't scared anymore, just determined. "I am not backing down," she said. The U.S. government wants to build a border fence like this one. About 100 landowners are fighting it. Tamez owns three acres of land along the Texas-Mexico border where the Department of Homeland... | Government wants land for border fence; landowners refuse . Secretary Chertoff says he won't relent "for a particular individual" Eloisa Tamez says her property has been in her family since 1767 . Border town mayor calls the fence "a multibillion-dollar speed bump" |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- Some Christian congregations, particularly in lower income, urban areas, are turning to an unlikely source for help -- the Church of Scientology. Rev, Charles Kennedy uses Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's book during a Friday night sermon. Scientologists do not worship God, much less Jesus C... | Christian pastors borrow ideas from Scientology to preach temperate lifestyle . Critics say Scientology is a cult, always looking for recruits . Pastor in Houston, Texas, claims 70 percent success rate with addicts . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- A car bomb attack in Algeria has killed three people and wounded 23, the Algerian Press Service reported. An Algerian policeman stands in front of destroyed buildings in Thenia. The attack occurred Tuesday near an office housing judicial police in the city of Thenia, about 50 km (31 miles) east of the capital ... | Attack occurred near an office housing judicial police in the city of Thenia . The blast destroyed about 20 houses; 23 also injured . Al Qaeda also took responsibility for a January 2 bombing that killed four . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | SUSSEX, Virginia (CNN) -- Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick must adhere to tightened restrictions after he tested positive for marijuana use, a federal judge said Wednesday. Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick tested positive for marijuana in a September 13 drug test. Vick tested positive for the dr... | Vick's September 13 drug test shows marijuana use . Pretrial release conditions tightened; must stay home from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Virginia grand jury indicts Vick and the three co-defendants on state charges . Vick already faces up to 18 months in prison after federal plea deal . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr clowned around and marveled at their band's amazing impact in an interview Tuesday on CNN's "Larry King Live." Larry King, left, poses with (l-r) Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison and Ringo Starr Tuesday in Las Vegas. "We were just ... | Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr say their music sounds better . The former Beatles talk to CNN's Larry King . Widows of John Lennon and George Harrison also appeared . Harrison, Ono say their husbands still have strong presence . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (CNN) -- Three Palestinians, including two sick children, have died recently while waiting for resettlement from Iraq, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday. UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie visits the Al Waleed refugee camp in August. About 2,000 Palestinian refugees are stranded in camps along the Syrian bor... | U.N. agency appeals for medical resettlement of Palestinians in Iraq camps . About 2,000 Palestinians in camps along Iraq-Syria border . 30 to 40 refugees arrive at border camp each week, UNHCR says . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Coast Guard planes and ships were searching Friday for a Japanese balloonist who disappeared off the Alaska coast while flying from Japan to the west coast United States. Missing Japanese balloonist Michio Kanda (R) with Naoki Ishikawa. Friends of balloonist Michio Kanda, who was on a solo flig... | Balloonist Michio Kanda missing on flight from Japan to U.S. U.S. Coast Guard searching area around his last known position . Kanda holds the world record for the longest-duration balloon flight . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will duel for Super Tuesday votes Thursday night as the Democratic presidential hopefuls face off for the first time together minus former Sen. John Edwards. Thursday's debate is taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The deb... | Debate will be last time top Democrats face off before Super Tuesday contests . Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to go one-on-one for first time together . Ex-Sen. John Edwards suspended presidential campaign Wednesday . Debate will start at 8 ET on Thursday night on CNN and CNN.com . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- A car bomb struck a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday as it traveled along a coastal highway north of Beirut, killing at least three Lebanese civilian bystanders, according to American and Lebanese officials. Lebanese soldiers and Red Cross workers stand near charred cars at the site of the explosio... | NEW: The United States is outraged by the attack, Secretary of State Rice says . Car bomb strikes U.S. Embassy vehicle north of Beirut . Three Lebanese civilians dead, American and Lebanese officials confirm . Driver of the vehicle was slightly injured, and the only passenger was not hurt . |
You are an expert journalist, please write a summary based on the content. | (Mental Floss) -- 1. Bobby Murcer's biggest fan . Former New York Yankee Bobby Murcer warms up during Old Timers Day Yankee Stadium on July 7. Our first story has a fairy-tale middle and a horrible ending. In August of '77, Bobby Murcer of the Cubs promised to hit a home run for terminally ill fan Scott Crull. That ni... | "Rainbow Man," or the John 3:16 guy, is in prison . Communist dictator is a hoops fan . From fan to talk radio host . How an all-star heckler lost his seat . |
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